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
battle
belligerent Kingdom of Romania
Nazi Germany
Soviet Union
combatantsClassification Axis vs Soviet forces
conflictIn World War II
countryInvolved Germany
Romania
Soviet Union
date 1941
defensiveLine Battle of Perekop (1941)
surface form: "Soviet Perekop defenses"
followedBy Axis operations in interior of Crimea
front southern sector of Eastern Front
gatewayTo Crimea
surface form: "Crimean Peninsula"
historicalEra 20th century
historicalRegion Eastern Europe
location Crimea
surface form: "Crimean Peninsula"

Isthmus of Perekop
surface form: "Perekop Isthmus"

Soviet Union
Soviet Ukraine
surface form: "Ukrainian SSR"
militaryCampaign Operation Barbarossa
surface form: "German 1941 invasion of the Soviet Union"
objective break through Soviet defenses at Perekop Isthmus
open route for Axis advance into Crimea
opponent Wehrmacht
surface form: "German Army"

Red Army
Romanian Land Forces
surface form: "Romanian Army"
partOf Crimean campaign
surface form: "Crimean campaign (1941–1942)"

Eastern Front
surface form: "Eastern Front (World War II)"
precededBy Axis advance in southern Ukraine
result Axis seizure of gateway to Crimean Peninsula
Axis victory
German and Romanian breakthrough of Soviet defenses
side Allies of World War II
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.

Battle of Perekop (1941) defensiveLine Battle of Perekop (1941)
this entity surface form: "Soviet Perekop defenses"
Isthmus of Perekop hasHistoricalEvent Battle of Perekop (1941)

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