Vyazma pocket
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The Vyazma pocket was a major World War II encirclement battle on the Eastern Front in October 1941, where large Soviet forces were surrounded and largely destroyed by the advancing German Army during the drive on Moscow.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Eastern Front battle
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World War II battle → military encirclement → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Vyazma
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| belligerent |
Nazi Germany
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Soviet Union → |
| casualtiesAndLosses |
hundreds of thousands of Soviet soldiers captured
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large Soviet killed and wounded → significantly lower German casualties → |
| characteristic |
large-scale encirclement of Soviet forces
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rapid German armoured thrusts → |
| commander |
Fedor von Bock
NERFINISHED
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Heinz Guderian → Hermann Hoth NERFINISHED → Ivan Konev → Konstantin Rokossovsky → |
| conflict |
World War II
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| countryInvolved |
Germany
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Soviet Union → |
| date |
October 1941
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| endDate |
1941-10-13
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| followedBy |
Battle of Moscow
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| front |
Eastern Front
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| historicalPeriod |
1941 in the Soviet Union
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| involvedUnit |
German Army Group Centre
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Soviet Bryansk Front → Soviet Reserve Front → Soviet Western Front → |
| location |
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
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Smolensk Oblast NERFINISHED → Soviet Union → near Vyazma → |
| notableFor |
one of the largest encirclements of Soviet troops in 1941
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| objective |
encirclement of Soviet forces west of Moscow
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| operation |
Operation Typhoon
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| opponent |
Red Army
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Wehrmacht → |
| partOf |
German offensive towards Moscow
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Operation Barbarossa → |
| precededBy |
Battle of Smolensk (1941)
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| relatedEvent |
Bryansk pocket
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Kiev encirclement (1941) → |
| result |
German victory
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| startDate |
1941-10-02
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| strategicEffect |
severe losses for Soviet Western Front
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temporary weakening of Soviet defenses before Moscow → |
| theater |
European theatre of World War II
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Operation Typhoon
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includedBattle |
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Bryansk pocket
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relatedTo |