Battle of Perekop (1941)
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The Battle of Perekop (1941) was a World War II engagement in which German and Romanian forces broke through Soviet defenses to seize the gateway to the Crimean Peninsula.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battle
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battle → |
| belligerent |
Kingdom of Romania
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Nazi Germany → Soviet Union → |
| combatantsClassification | Axis vs Soviet forces → |
| conflictIn | World War II → |
| countryInvolved |
Germany
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Romania → Soviet Union → |
| date | 1941 → |
| defensiveLine |
Battle of Perekop (1941)
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surface form: "Soviet Perekop defenses"
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| followedBy | Axis operations in interior of Crimea → |
| front | southern sector of Eastern Front → |
| gatewayTo |
Crimea
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surface form: "Crimean Peninsula"
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| historicalEra | 20th century → |
| historicalRegion | Eastern Europe → |
| location |
Crimea
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surface form: "Crimean Peninsula"
Isthmus of Perekop →
surface form: "Perekop Isthmus"
Soviet Union → Soviet Ukraine →
surface form: "Ukrainian SSR"
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| militaryCampaign |
Operation Barbarossa
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surface form: "German 1941 invasion of the Soviet Union"
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| objective |
break through Soviet defenses at Perekop Isthmus
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open route for Axis advance into Crimea → |
| opponent |
Wehrmacht
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surface form: "German Army"
Red Army → Romanian Land Forces →
surface form: "Romanian Army"
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| partOf |
Crimean campaign
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surface form: "Crimean campaign (1941–1942)"
Eastern Front →
surface form: "Eastern Front (World War II)"
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| precededBy | Axis advance in southern Ukraine → |
| result |
Axis seizure of gateway to Crimean Peninsula
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Axis victory → German and Romanian breakthrough of Soviet defenses → |
| side |
Allies of World War II
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Axis powers → |
| strategicImportance | control of access to Crimea → |
| theater | European theatre of World War II → |
| typeOfEngagement | land battle → |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Soviet Perekop defenses"