Battle of Võnnu
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The Battle of Võnnu was a key 1919 military engagement in which Estonian and Latvian forces defeated German troops, helping secure Baltic independence during the post–World War I conflicts.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Võnnu canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Cēsis
NERFINISHED
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Cēsu kaujas NERFINISHED ⓘ Võnnu lahing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Baltic German forces
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Estonia NERFINISHED ⓘ German troops ⓘ Latvia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatant |
Baltische Landeswehr
NERFINISHED
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Estonian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ German Freikorps units NERFINISHED ⓘ Latvian national forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Victory Day in Estonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | June 23 ⓘ |
| conflict | post–World War I conflicts in the Baltic region ⓘ |
| country | Latvia ⓘ |
| date |
1919-06-19
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1919-06-23 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1919-06-23 ⓘ |
| era | post–World War I ⓘ |
| followedBy | armistice between Estonian forces and German troops in Latvia ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
| involved | national self-determination movements in the Baltic states ⓘ |
| location |
Latvia
NERFINISHED
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Võnnu NERFINISHED ⓘ near Cēsis ⓘ |
| opponent |
Baltische Landeswehr
NERFINISHED
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Iron Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Estonian War of Independence
NERFINISHED
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Latvian War of Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier clashes between Estonian–Latvian forces and Landeswehr ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
independence of Estonia
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independence of Latvia ⓘ |
| result | Estonian and Latvian victory ⓘ |
| significance |
decisive defeat of German forces in the region
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helped secure Baltic independence ⓘ turning point in the Estonian War of Independence ⓘ turning point in the Latvian War of Independence ⓘ |
| startDate | 1919-06-19 ⓘ |
| theater | Baltic theater of post–World War I conflicts ⓘ |
| year | 1919 ⓘ |
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