Velikiye Luki offensive
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The Velikiye Luki offensive was a major Soviet World War II operation in late 1942–early 1943 aimed at encircling and recapturing the strategically important city of Velikiye Luki from German forces.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
World War II battle
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military offensive → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Velikiye Luki
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| belligerent |
Nazi Germany
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Soviet Union → |
| casualties |
heavy casualties on both sides
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| combatType |
combined arms operation
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| commander |
Ivan Maslennikov
NERFINISHED
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Vasily Yushkevich NERFINISHED → |
| conflict |
World War II
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| country |
Soviet Union
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| endTime |
1943-01-17
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| followedBy |
Soviet consolidation of positions near Velikiye Luki
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| front |
Kalinin Front
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| frontlineChange |
local Soviet advance in the Velikiye Luki sector
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| involves |
armored units
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artillery → engineer units → infantry → |
| location |
Kalinin Front sector
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Velikiye Luki → |
| militaryUnit |
3rd Shock Army
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4th Shock Army → German 3rd Mountain Division → German 83rd Infantry Division → |
| objective |
encirclement of German garrison in Velikiye Luki
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recapture of Velikiye Luki → |
| opposingCommander |
Kurt von der Chevallerie
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Theodor Scherer NERFINISHED → |
| partOf |
Eastern Front of World War II
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| precededBy |
German occupation of Velikiye Luki
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| result |
Soviet victory
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destruction of German garrison in Velikiye Luki → recapture of Velikiye Luki by the Red Army → |
| significance |
improved Soviet rail communications in the region
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weakened German hold on the Rzhev salient → |
| startTime |
1942-11-24
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| strategicImportance |
control of key rail junction
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threat to German positions around Rzhev and Smolensk → |
| tactic |
encirclement
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siege → urban warfare → |
| territorialChange |
Velikiye Luki transferred from German to Soviet control
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| theatreOfWar |
Soviet–German War
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| timePeriod |
early 1943
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late 1942 → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Andrey Yeremenko
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participatedIn |
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Velikiye Luki offensive
("German occupation of Velikiye Luki")
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precededBy |