Battle of Nikolayevka
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The Battle of Nikolayevka was a crucial World War II engagement on the Eastern Front in January 1943, where encircled Italian forces—particularly the Alpini—fought a desperate breakout from Soviet encirclement during the retreat from the Don.
All labels observed (1)
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| Battle of Nikolayevka canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Battle of Nikolayevka Context triple: [Julia Alpine Division, notableEngagement, Battle of Nikolayevka]
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Battle of Voronezh
The Battle of Voronezh was a major Eastern Front engagement during World War II in 1942, in which German and Soviet forces fought fiercely for control of the strategically vital city of Voronezh in southwestern Russia.
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Battle of Komsomolskoye
The Battle of Komsomolskoye was a brutal 2000 confrontation in the Chechen village of Komsomolskoye, where Russian forces encircled and decimated a large group of Chechen fighters, marking one of the bloodiest episodes of the Second Chechen War.
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Battle of Krasny Bor
The Battle of Krasny Bor was a brutal World War II Eastern Front engagement near Leningrad in February 1943, where Spanish Blue Division volunteers fighting for Germany suffered heavy casualties while resisting a major Soviet offensive.
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Battle of Shepelevychi
The Battle of Shepelevychi was a 17th-century military engagement between the Tsardom of Russia and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth during their protracted Russo-Polish War.
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Artyomovsk battle
The Artyomovsk battle, more widely known as the Battle of Bakhmut, was a prolonged and intensely destructive engagement in the Russo-Ukrainian War centered on the strategically important city of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Nikolayevka Target entity description: The Battle of Nikolayevka was a crucial World War II engagement on the Eastern Front in January 1943, where encircled Italian forces—particularly the Alpini—fought a desperate breakout from Soviet encirclement during the retreat from the Don.
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A.
Battle of Voronezh
The Battle of Voronezh was a major Eastern Front engagement during World War II in 1942, in which German and Soviet forces fought fiercely for control of the strategically vital city of Voronezh in southwestern Russia.
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B.
Battle of Komsomolskoye
The Battle of Komsomolskoye was a brutal 2000 confrontation in the Chechen village of Komsomolskoye, where Russian forces encircled and decimated a large group of Chechen fighters, marking one of the bloodiest episodes of the Second Chechen War.
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C.
Battle of Krasny Bor
The Battle of Krasny Bor was a brutal World War II Eastern Front engagement near Leningrad in February 1943, where Spanish Blue Division volunteers fighting for Germany suffered heavy casualties while resisting a major Soviet offensive.
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D.
Battle of Shepelevychi
The Battle of Shepelevychi was a 17th-century military engagement between the Tsardom of Russia and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth during their protracted Russo-Polish War.
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E.
Artyomovsk battle
The Artyomovsk battle, more widely known as the Battle of Bakhmut, was a prolonged and intensely destructive engagement in the Russo-Ukrainian War centered on the strategically important city of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | battle ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Alpini Corps traditions
ⓘ
Italian Army in Russia (ARMIR) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Italian 8th Army (ARMIR)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Italian Alpini Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ Italian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet 40th Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet 6th Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Red Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
close-quarters combat
ⓘ
extreme winter conditions ⓘ high casualties ⓘ |
| commander |
Filippo Martinengo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gabriele Nasci NERFINISHED ⓘ Luigi Reverberi NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet local commanders of Voronezh Front ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Kingdom of Italy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| date | 26 January 1943 ⓘ |
| followedBy | continued Axis retreat toward the west ⓘ |
| hasCasualties |
heavy Italian casualties
ⓘ
heavy Soviet casualties ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | marked the last major effort of Italian 8th Army to escape encirclement on the Don ⓘ |
| involvesMilitaryUnit |
Cuneense Alpine Division
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
German units attached to Italian 8th Army ⓘ Julia Alpine Division NERFINISHED ⓘ Tridentina Alpine Division NERFINISHED ⓘ Vicenza Infantry Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Nikolayevka
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ Voronezh Oblast NERFINISHED ⓘ near Valuyki ⓘ |
| memorializedIn | Italian military commemorations of the Russian campaign ⓘ |
| month | January 1943 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
role of Italian Alpini troops
ⓘ
symbol of Alpini sacrifice in Russia ⓘ |
| objective | breakout from Soviet encirclement ⓘ |
| outcome | partial breakout of encircled Italian forces ⓘ |
| partOf |
Eastern Front of World War II
NERFINISHED
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Italian campaign on the Eastern Front NERFINISHED ⓘ Italian retreat from the Don NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Operation Little Saturn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Axis tactical breakthrough
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Soviet operational victory ⓘ |
| theater | Eastern Front ⓘ |
| year | 1943 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Nikolayevka Description of subject: The Battle of Nikolayevka was a crucial World War II engagement on the Eastern Front in January 1943, where encircled Italian forces—particularly the Alpini—fought a desperate breakout from Soviet encirclement during the retreat from the Don.
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