Seelow Heights
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Seelow Heights is a strategically important ridge east of Berlin in Germany, known as the site of one of the final major battles on the Eastern Front during World War II.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battlefield
ⓘ
geographical feature ⓘ ridge ⓘ |
| accessRoute | main road from Küstrin to Berlin ⓘ |
| airSupport | extensive Soviet air support ⓘ |
| artilleryPreparation | massive Soviet artillery barrage on 16 April 1945 ⓘ |
| attackingForceStrength | over 1,000,000 Soviet troops (approximate, including supporting fronts) ⓘ |
| battleDateEnd | 1945-04-19 ⓘ |
| battleDateStart | 1945-04-16 ⓘ |
| battleYear | 1945 ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Nazi Germany
ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| casualties | very high on both sides ⓘ |
| commander |
Georgy Zhukov
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gotthard Heinrici NERFINISHED ⓘ Heinrich Himmler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | various World War II anniversaries in Germany and Russia ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defendingForceStrength | several hundred thousand German troops (approximate) ⓘ |
| directionFrom | east of Berlin ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 50 meters above the Oderbruch plain ⓘ |
| front | Eastern Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMuseum | Museum Seelower Höhen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
considered one of the bloodiest battles fought on German soil
ⓘ
opened the way for the Soviet assault on Berlin ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Battle of the Seelow Heights
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
one of the last major battles on the Eastern Front in World War II ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | German ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Brandenburg
ⓘ
eastern Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memorial |
Seelow Heights War Memorial
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soviet military cemetery at Seelow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRole | German defensive position protecting Berlin ⓘ |
| museumFocus | Battle of the Seelow Heights NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | town of Seelow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Oderbruch region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfOperation | Soviet Berlin Offensive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postWarStatus | part of East Germany after 1949 ⓘ |
| preWarUse | agricultural land and rural settlements ⓘ |
| region | Märkisch-Oderland district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Soviet victory ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | dominates approaches to Berlin from the east ⓘ |
| terrainType | ridge overlooking flat Oderbruch plain ⓘ |
| tourism | visited as a World War II historical site ⓘ |
| usedBy | German Wehrmacht defensive lines in 1945 ⓘ |
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