42nd Army
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The 42nd Army was a field army of the Soviet Red Army that fought on the Eastern Front during World War II, notably in the defense and later offensive operations around Leningrad.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 42nd Army canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13173474 — 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: 42nd Army Context triple: [3rd Baltic Front, subordinateUnit, 42nd Army]
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A.
40th Army
The 40th Army was a major field army of the Soviet Red Army that played a significant role on the Eastern Front during World War II and later served as the main Soviet force in the initial phase of the Soviet–Afghan War.
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B.
43rd Army
The 43rd Army was a field army of the Soviet Red Army that fought on the Eastern Front during World War II, participating in major operations including the advance through Belarus and into East Prussia.
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C.
64th Army
The 64th Army was a Soviet Red Army field formation that played a key role in the defense and counteroffensive at the Battle of Stalingrad during World War II.
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D.
28th Army
The 28th Army was a field army of the Soviet Red Army that fought on the Eastern Front during World War II, participating in major operations against Nazi Germany.
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E.
52nd Army
The 52nd Army was a field army of the Soviet Red Army that fought on the Eastern Front during World War II, participating in major offensives under various Soviet fronts.
- 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: 42nd Army Target entity description: The 42nd Army was a field army of the Soviet Red Army that fought on the Eastern Front during World War II, notably in the defense and later offensive operations around Leningrad.
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A.
40th Army
The 40th Army was a major field army of the Soviet Red Army that played a significant role on the Eastern Front during World War II and later served as the main Soviet force in the initial phase of the Soviet–Afghan War.
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B.
43rd Army
The 43rd Army was a field army of the Soviet Red Army that fought on the Eastern Front during World War II, participating in major operations including the advance through Belarus and into East Prussia.
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C.
64th Army
The 64th Army was a Soviet Red Army field formation that played a key role in the defense and counteroffensive at the Battle of Stalingrad during World War II.
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D.
28th Army
The 28th Army was a field army of the Soviet Red Army that fought on the Eastern Front during World War II, participating in major operations against Nazi Germany.
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E.
52nd Army
The 52nd Army was a field army of the Soviet Red Army that fought on the Eastern Front during World War II, participating in major offensives under various Soviet fronts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Red Army formation
ⓘ
Soviet military unit ⓘ field army ⓘ |
| activeDuring |
1941
ⓘ
1942 ⓘ 1943 ⓘ 1944 ⓘ 1945 ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
ⓘ
linked to:
Soviet Union
|
| branch | Ground forces ⓘ |
| conflict |
Eastern Front of World War II
ⓘ
Second World War ⓘ
linked to:
World War II
|
| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
offensive breakthrough operations
ⓘ
siege warfare ⓘ |
| formed | 1941 ⓘ |
| frontAssignment |
Leningrad Front
ⓘ
linked to:
Leningrad Front (Soviet Union)
Volkhov Front ⓘ
linked to:
Soviet Volkhov Front
|
| garrisonOrAreaOfResponsibility | Leningrad sector ⓘ |
| notableEngagement |
Defense of Leningrad
ⓘ
linked to:
Leningrad Strategic Defensive Operation
Leningrad–Novgorod offensive ⓘ
linked to:
Leningrad–Novgorod Offensive
Lifting of the Siege of Leningrad ⓘ
linked to:
Siege of Leningrad
|
| notableFor |
participation in the defense of Leningrad
ⓘ
participation in the lifting of the Siege of Leningrad ⓘ |
| opponent |
Army Group North
ⓘ
Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| partOf | Red Army ⓘ |
| role |
defensive operations around Leningrad
ⓘ
offensive operations around Leningrad ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Leningrad Front
ⓘ
linked to:
Leningrad Front (Soviet Union)
|
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: 42nd Army Description of subject: The 42nd Army was a field army of the Soviet Red Army that fought on the Eastern Front during World War II, notably in the defense and later offensive operations around Leningrad.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.