Battle of Moon Sound
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The Battle of Moon Sound was a World War I naval engagement in 1917 in the Baltic Sea, where German forces broke through Russian defenses to seize control of the strategically important Moonsund archipelago.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Moon Sound canonical | 2 |
| Battle of the Irben Strait | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11038451 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Moon Sound Context triple: [Baltic Fleet (Russian Empire), notableEngagement, Battle of Moon Sound]
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Battle of the Bogue
The Battle of the Bogue was a key 1841 naval engagement during the First Opium War in which British forces attacked and captured Chinese forts guarding the Humen strait near Canton.
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B.
Battle of Miyako Bay
The Battle of Miyako Bay was a naval engagement in 1869 during Japan’s Boshin War, in which remnants of the Tokugawa shogunate’s fleet attempted a surprise attack against Imperial forces as part of the final resistance to the Meiji Restoration.
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C.
Battle of Inab
The Battle of Inab was a 1149 clash during the Crusades in which Nur ad-Din Zengi decisively defeated the forces of Raymond of Poitiers, leading to Raymond’s death and weakening the Principality of Antioch.
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D.
Battle of Cape Lizard
The Battle of Cape Lizard was a 1805 naval engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which British warships intercepted and defeated a French squadron off the coast of Brittany.
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E.
Battle of Masan
The Battle of Masan was a key early Korean War clash in August 1950 between United Nations and North Korean forces in southwest Korea, whose outcome helped shape the defense of the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Moon Sound Target entity description: The Battle of Moon Sound was a World War I naval engagement in 1917 in the Baltic Sea, where German forces broke through Russian defenses to seize control of the strategically important Moonsund archipelago.
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A.
Battle of the Bogue
The Battle of the Bogue was a key 1841 naval engagement during the First Opium War in which British forces attacked and captured Chinese forts guarding the Humen strait near Canton.
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B.
Battle of Miyako Bay
The Battle of Miyako Bay was a naval engagement in 1869 during Japan’s Boshin War, in which remnants of the Tokugawa shogunate’s fleet attempted a surprise attack against Imperial forces as part of the final resistance to the Meiji Restoration.
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C.
Battle of Inab
The Battle of Inab was a 1149 clash during the Crusades in which Nur ad-Din Zengi decisively defeated the forces of Raymond of Poitiers, leading to Raymond’s death and weakening the Principality of Antioch.
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D.
Battle of Cape Lizard
The Battle of Cape Lizard was a 1805 naval engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which British warships intercepted and defeated a French squadron off the coast of Brittany.
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E.
Battle of Masan
The Battle of Masan was a key early Korean War clash in August 1950 between United Nations and North Korean forces in southwest Korea, whose outcome helped shape the defense of the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War I battle
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naval battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Moon Sound Strait
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Moonsund NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Imperial German Navy
NERFINISHED
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Imperial Russian Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Battles involving Germany
ⓘ
Battles involving Russia ⓘ Conflicts in 1917 ⓘ Naval battles of World War I ⓘ |
| combatantCommander |
Erhard Schmidt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mikhail Bakhirev NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
German Empire
NERFINISHED
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Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1917 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1917-10-20 ⓘ |
| followedBy | German control of Moonsund archipelago ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Governorate of Estonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedWeaponType |
battleships
ⓘ
coastal artillery ⓘ cruisers ⓘ destroyers ⓘ mines ⓘ |
| location |
Baltic Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Moonsund archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ between Saaremaa and Hiiumaa ⓘ |
| notableShip |
German dreadnought battleship Kronprinz
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
German dreadnought battleship König ⓘ Russian pre-dreadnought battleship Slava NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective |
break through Russian naval defenses in the Moonsund archipelago
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secure control of the Moonsund archipelago ⓘ |
| operation | part of German Operation Albion ⓘ |
| outcome |
German fleet forced Russian withdrawal from Moon Sound
NERFINISHED
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Russian battleship Slava scuttled after heavy damage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Baltic Sea campaign of World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | German amphibious landings on Saaremaa ⓘ |
| presentDayLocation | Estonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | German victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1917-10-17 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of sea routes in the eastern Baltic Sea
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support German occupation of Baltic islands ⓘ |
| tacticalFeature |
minefields in Moon Sound
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narrow straits between Baltic islands ⓘ |
| theater | Eastern Front of World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1917 ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Battle of Moon Sound Description of subject: The Battle of Moon Sound was a World War I naval engagement in 1917 in the Baltic Sea, where German forces broke through Russian defenses to seize control of the strategically important Moonsund archipelago.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Battle of the Irben Strait