Gumbinnen
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Gumbinnen was a town in former East Prussia (now Gusev, Russia) that served as a significant site of military operations on the Eastern Front in both World Wars.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | town ⓘ |
| administrativeFunction | seat of a Regierungsbezirk in East Prussia ⓘ |
| battle | Battle of Gumbinnen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battleBelligerent |
German Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battleDate | 20 August 1914 ⓘ |
| battleTheater | Eastern Front of World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentAdministrativeUnit | town of Gusev in Kaliningrad Oblast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerCountry |
German Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nazi Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ Weimar Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
East Prussia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageHistoricallySpoken |
German
ⓘ
Lithuanian ⓘ Polish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East Prussia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gusevsky District NERFINISHED ⓘ Kaliningrad Oblast NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ Province of East Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ Russia ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Field Marshal Alexander Suvorov (as Gusev, indirectly via hero Sergei Gusev) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Insterburg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Königsberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Gumbinnen District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Regierungsbezirk Gumbinnen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| post1945Status |
annexed by the Soviet Union
ⓘ
population largely expelled or fled ⓘ renamed Gusev ⓘ |
| postwarAdministration | Soviet military administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pre1945PopulationCharacter | ethnically mixed German, Polish, and Lithuanian population ⓘ |
| presentDayCountry | Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayName | Gusev NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | borderland area between Germany and Russia ⓘ |
| religionHistoricallyDominant | Protestantism ⓘ |
| religionHistoricallyPresent |
Judaism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lutheranism NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| role | regional administrative center ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Battle of Gumbinnen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War I Eastern Front operations NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II Eastern Front operations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | military crossroads on the Eastern Front ⓘ |
| timeZoneCurrent | Kaliningrad Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transport | railway junction ⓘ |
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