Case White
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Case White was the German codename for the 1939 invasion of Poland that marked the beginning of World War II in Europe.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Case White canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German military operation
ⓘ
codename ⓘ military operation ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Fall Weiss
ⓘ
Fall Weiß ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Nazi Germany
ⓘ
Poland ⓘ |
| casusBelli | German claims of Polish aggression ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Adolf Hitler ⓘ |
| commander |
Fedor von Bock
ⓘ
Gerd von Rundstedt ⓘ Heinz Guderian ⓘ Walther von Brauchitsch ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| endDate | 1939-10-06 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Case Yellow
ⓘ
Soviet occupation of Eastern Poland ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet invasion of Poland
|
| hasCodenameLanguage | German ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
ended the independence of the Second Polish Republic
ⓘ
marked the beginning of World War II in Europe ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
1930s
ⓘ
1939 in military history ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
OKH
ⓘ
OKW ⓘ |
| involvedUnit |
Wehrmacht
ⓘ
surface form:
German Army
Kriegsmarine ⓘ Luftwaffe ⓘ |
| justification | protection of German minorities in Poland ⓘ |
| location |
Poland
ⓘ
Second Polish Republic ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| objective |
defeat of the Polish Armed Forces
ⓘ
invasion of Poland ⓘ |
| opponent | Poland ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland
ⓘ
surface form:
Polish Armed Forces
|
| partOf |
European theatre of World War II
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| plannedBy |
Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
ⓘ
surface form:
German High Command
German General Staff ⓘ
surface form:
Oberkommando des Heeres
|
| precededBy |
Gleiwitz incident
ⓘ
surface form:
German–Polish border incidents
Gleiwitz incident ⓘ |
| result |
German victory
ⓘ
beginning of World War II in Europe ⓘ defeat of Poland ⓘ occupation of Poland ⓘ |
| startDate | 1939-09-01 ⓘ |
| triggered |
British declaration of war on Germany
ⓘ
French declaration of war on Germany ⓘ |
| usedWarfareType |
Blitzkrieg campaigns
ⓘ
surface form:
Blitzkrieg
|
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.