Battle of Smolensk (1941)
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The Battle of Smolensk (1941) was a major early Eastern Front engagement in World War II, where Soviet forces mounted a significant defensive and counteroffensive effort that slowed the German advance toward Moscow.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Smolensk (1941) canonical | 25 |
| Battle of Smolensk (peripheral southern involvement) | 1 |
| Battle of Smolensk (supporting northern flank) | 1 |
| Smolensk pocket (1941) | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Smolensk (1941)
ⓘ
surface form:
Smolensk pocket (1941)
|
| belligerent |
Red Army
ⓘ
Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
Soviet counteroffensives
ⓘ
encirclement battles ⓘ heavy casualties on both sides ⓘ |
| combatant |
Germany
ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ
surface form:
USSR
|
| commander |
Fedor von Bock
ⓘ
Georgy Zhukov ⓘ Heinz Guderian ⓘ Hermann Hoth ⓘ Semyon Budyonny ⓘ Semyon Timoshenko ⓘ |
| conflictIn | World War II ⓘ |
| conflictType | land battle ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Nazi Germany
ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| effect |
bought time for Soviet defenses before Battle of Moscow
ⓘ
slowed German advance on Moscow ⓘ |
| endDate | 1941-09-10 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Moscow ⓘ |
| front | Eastern Front ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | contributed to delay that prevented Germans from capturing Moscow before winter 1941–1942 ⓘ |
| involvedUnit |
Army Group Centre
ⓘ
surface form:
German Army Group Centre
Soviet Central Front ⓘ Red Army Reserve Front ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet Reserve Front
Western Front (Red Army) ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet Western Front
|
| location |
Russian SFSR
ⓘ
Smolensk ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ |
| notableFor |
first major Soviet defensive success in slowing German blitzkrieg on Eastern Front
ⓘ
large-scale encirclement of Soviet forces ⓘ |
| operation | German Army Group Centre offensive ⓘ |
| partOf |
Eastern Front
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Front (World War II)
Operation Barbarossa ⓘ |
| precededBy | initial phase of Operation Barbarossa ⓘ |
| primaryAxisOfAdvance | Moscow ⓘ |
| result |
German operational victory
ⓘ
Soviet strategic success in delaying German advance ⓘ |
| startDate | 1941-07-10 ⓘ |
| strategicObjective | German advance toward Moscow ⓘ |
| theatre | European theatre of World War II ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
August 1941
ⓘ
July 1941 ⓘ September 1941 ⓘ |
Referenced by (28)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Battle of Smolensk (supporting northern flank)
this entity surface form:
Smolensk pocket (1941)
subject surface form:
Soviet Western Front
this entity surface form:
Battle of Smolensk (peripheral southern involvement)