Battle of Uman
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The Battle of Uman was a major World War II encirclement in 1941 in which German forces trapped and destroyed large Soviet armies in Ukraine during Operation Barbarossa.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Uman canonical | 10 |
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Target entity: Battle of Uman Context triple: [Soviet Southwestern Front, notableEngagement, Battle of Uman]
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A.
Battle of the Dnieper
The Battle of the Dnieper was a major World War II Eastern Front campaign in 1943 in which Soviet forces launched a massive offensive to cross the Dnieper River and liberate much of Ukraine from German occupation.
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B.
Battle of the Don Bend
The Battle of the Don Bend was a World War II Eastern Front engagement in late 1942, where Axis forces, including the Romanian 4th Army, suffered devastating Soviet attacks that helped pave the way for the encirclement at Stalingrad.
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C.
Battle of the Niemen River
The Battle of the Niemen River was a decisive 1920 engagement in which Polish forces defeated the Red Army, helping secure Poland’s eastern borders at the end of the Polish–Soviet War.
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D.
Battle of Komarów
The Battle of Komarów was a 1920 cavalry engagement near Zamość in southeastern Poland, remembered as one of the last great cavalry battles in history and a significant Polish victory over Soviet forces.
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E.
Battle of the Chernaya
The Battle of the Chernaya was a major 1855 engagement of the Crimean War in which Russian forces were repulsed by a combined French, Sardinian, and Ottoman army near the Chernaya River close to Sevastopol.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Uman Target entity description: The Battle of Uman was a major World War II encirclement in 1941 in which German forces trapped and destroyed large Soviet armies in Ukraine during Operation Barbarossa.
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A.
Battle of the Dnieper
The Battle of the Dnieper was a major World War II Eastern Front campaign in 1943 in which Soviet forces launched a massive offensive to cross the Dnieper River and liberate much of Ukraine from German occupation.
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B.
Battle of the Don Bend
The Battle of the Don Bend was a World War II Eastern Front engagement in late 1942, where Axis forces, including the Romanian 4th Army, suffered devastating Soviet attacks that helped pave the way for the encirclement at Stalingrad.
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C.
Battle of the Niemen River
The Battle of the Niemen River was a decisive 1920 engagement in which Polish forces defeated the Red Army, helping secure Poland’s eastern borders at the end of the Polish–Soviet War.
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D.
Battle of Komarów
The Battle of Komarów was a 1920 cavalry engagement near Zamość in southeastern Poland, remembered as one of the last great cavalry battles in history and a significant Polish victory over Soviet forces.
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E.
Battle of the Chernaya
The Battle of the Chernaya was a major 1855 engagement of the Crimean War in which Russian forces were repulsed by a combined French, Sardinian, and Ottoman army near the Chernaya River close to Sevastopol.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military encirclement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Uman pocket ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Red Army
ⓘ
Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| campaign |
Operation Barbarossa
ⓘ
surface form:
1941 German summer campaign in the USSR
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| combatantStrength | hundreds of thousands of troops involved ⓘ |
| commander |
Ewald von Kleist
ⓘ
Ivan Tyulenev ⓘ Mikhail Kirponos ⓘ Walther von Reichenau ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| consequence |
further German advance into Ukraine
ⓘ
heavy Soviet personnel losses ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Nazi Germany
ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| encirclementOf |
Soviet Southwestern Front
ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet Southwestern Front forces
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| endDate | 1941-08-08 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Kiev (1941) ⓘ |
| front | Southern sector of the Eastern Front ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | fought between the Southern Bug and Dnieper rivers ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Operation Barbarossa
ⓘ
surface form:
German invasion of the Soviet Union
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| involvedUnit |
German 1st Panzer Army
ⓘ
surface form:
German 1st Panzer Group
German 6th Army ⓘ Soviet 12th Army ⓘ Soviet 18th Army ⓘ 6th Army (Red Army) ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet 6th Army
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| location |
Ukraine
ⓘ
near Uman ⓘ |
| natureOfDefeat | large Soviet encirclement ⓘ |
| notableFeature | rapid German armored encirclement ⓘ |
| operation |
Operation Barbarossa southern sector
ⓘ
surface form:
German Army Group South offensive
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| outcome | destruction of major Soviet forces in Ukraine ⓘ |
| partOf |
Eastern Front
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Front of World War II
Operation Barbarossa ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Brody (1941) ⓘ |
| primaryAxisOfAdvance | southward advance of Army Group South ⓘ |
| region | Right-bank Ukraine ⓘ |
| result | German victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1941-07-15 ⓘ |
| strategicObjective | to encircle Soviet forces retreating from western Ukraine ⓘ |
| surrender | large numbers of Soviet troops captured ⓘ |
| theater | European theatre of World War II ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | land battle ⓘ |
| year | 1941 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Uman Description of subject: The Battle of Uman was a major World War II encirclement in 1941 in which German forces trapped and destroyed large Soviet armies in Ukraine during Operation Barbarossa.
Referenced by (10)
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