Bryansk pocket
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The Bryansk pocket was a major World War II encirclement battle on the Eastern Front in 1941, where German forces trapped and destroyed large Soviet armies near Bryansk during the advance on Moscow.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bryansk pocket canonical | 2 |
| Battle of Vyazma–Bryansk | 1 |
| Bryansk encirclement | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Bryansk pocket Context triple: [Operation Typhoon, includedBattle, Bryansk pocket]
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Vyazma pocket
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.
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Battle of Moscow
The Battle of Moscow was a major World War II engagement in late 1941–early 1942 in which Soviet forces halted and repelled the German advance on the Soviet capital, marking a crucial turning point on the Eastern Front.
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C.
Velikiye Luki offensive
The Velikiye Luki offensive was a major Soviet World War II operation in late 1942–early 1943 aimed at encircling and recapturing the strategically important city of Velikiye Luki from German forces.
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D.
Battle of Uman
The Battle of Uman was a major World War II encirclement in 1941 in which German forces trapped and destroyed large Soviet armies in Ukraine during Operation Barbarossa.
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E.
Rzhev–Vyazma strategic operations
The Rzhev–Vyazma strategic operations were a series of large-scale Soviet offensives in 1942–1943 aimed at pushing back German forces from the Rzhev salient west of Moscow during the Eastern Front of World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Bryansk pocket Target entity description: The Bryansk pocket was a major World War II encirclement battle on the Eastern Front in 1941, where German forces trapped and destroyed large Soviet armies near Bryansk during the advance on Moscow.
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A.
Vyazma pocket
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.
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B.
Battle of Moscow
The Battle of Moscow was a major World War II engagement in late 1941–early 1942 in which Soviet forces halted and repelled the German advance on the Soviet capital, marking a crucial turning point on the Eastern Front.
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C.
Velikiye Luki offensive
The Velikiye Luki offensive was a major Soviet World War II operation in late 1942–early 1943 aimed at encircling and recapturing the strategically important city of Velikiye Luki from German forces.
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D.
Battle of Uman
The Battle of Uman was a major World War II encirclement in 1941 in which German forces trapped and destroyed large Soviet armies in Ukraine during Operation Barbarossa.
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E.
Rzhev–Vyazma strategic operations
The Rzhev–Vyazma strategic operations were a series of large-scale Soviet offensives in 1942–1943 aimed at pushing back German forces from the Rzhev salient west of Moscow during the Eastern Front of World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Eastern Front battle
ⓘ
World War II battle ⓘ military encirclement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bryansk pocket
ⓘ
surface form:
Bryansk encirclement
|
| belligerent |
Red Army
ⓘ
Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| campaign | German Army Group Centre offensive ⓘ |
| commander |
Andrey Yeremenko
ⓘ
surface form:
Andrey Yeryomenko
Ewald von Kleist ⓘ Heinz Guderian ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Nazi Germany
ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| date | 1941 ⓘ |
| effect |
German capture of prisoners
ⓘ
heavy Soviet casualties ⓘ weakening of Soviet defenses before Moscow ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Moscow ⓘ |
| front | Eastern Front ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | major encirclement during Operation Barbarossa ⓘ |
| involvedUnit |
German 2nd Army
ⓘ
German 2nd Panzer Group ⓘ Soviet 13th Army ⓘ Soviet 3rd Army ⓘ Soviet 50th Army ⓘ |
| location |
Bryansk Oblast
ⓘ
Russian SFSR ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ near Bryansk ⓘ |
| militaryOperationType | pincer movement ⓘ |
| natureOf | encirclement battle ⓘ |
| opponent |
Red Army Bryansk Front
ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet Bryansk Front
Soviet Reserve Front units ⓘ |
| partOf |
Eastern Front
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Front (World War II)
Operation Barbarossa ⓘ
surface form:
German invasion of the Soviet Union
German offensive toward Moscow ⓘ Operation Barbarossa ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Smolensk (1941) ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Battle of Kiev (1941)
ⓘ
surface form:
Kiev encirclement (1941)
Vyazma pocket ⓘ |
| result | German victory ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
advance on Moscow
ⓘ
destruction of Soviet forces near Bryansk ⓘ |
| tacticalOutcome |
destruction of several Soviet armies
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encirclement of large Soviet forces ⓘ |
| theater | European theatre of World War II ⓘ |
| timePeriod | autumn 1941 ⓘ |
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Subject: Bryansk pocket Description of subject: The Bryansk pocket was a major World War II encirclement battle on the Eastern Front in 1941, where German forces trapped and destroyed large Soviet armies near Bryansk during the advance on Moscow.
Referenced by (4)
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