39th Army
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The 39th Army was a field army of the Soviet Red Army that saw significant combat on the Eastern Front during World War II, particularly in major offensives against Nazi Germany.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 39th Army canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T990880 — 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: 39th Army Context triple: [3rd Belorussian Front, notableArmy, 39th Army]
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A.
Ninth Army
The Ninth Army was a British field army of World War II that operated primarily in the Middle East, including campaigns in Syria, Lebanon, and Palestine.
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B.
Ninth Army
The Ninth Army was a German field army of the Wehrmacht that fought primarily on the Eastern Front during World War II, including in the final defense of Berlin.
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C.
Third United States Army
The Third United States Army is a major U.S. Army field formation best known for its rapid armored advances across France and Germany under General George S. Patton during World War II.
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D.
U.S. Ninth Army
The U.S. Ninth Army was a major American field army in World War II that played a key role in the Western Allied advance across Europe, including the final campaigns into Germany.
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E.
11th Army
The 11th Army was a German Wehrmacht field army in World War II, noted for its operations on the Eastern Front, particularly in the Crimean campaign.
- 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: 39th Army Target entity description: The 39th Army was a field army of the Soviet Red Army that saw significant combat on the Eastern Front during World War II, particularly in major offensives against Nazi Germany.
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A.
Ninth Army
The Ninth Army was a British field army of World War II that operated primarily in the Middle East, including campaigns in Syria, Lebanon, and Palestine.
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B.
Ninth Army
The Ninth Army was a German field army of the Wehrmacht that fought primarily on the Eastern Front during World War II, including in the final defense of Berlin.
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C.
Third United States Army
The Third United States Army is a major U.S. Army field formation best known for its rapid armored advances across France and Germany under General George S. Patton during World War II.
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D.
U.S. Ninth Army
The U.S. Ninth Army was a major American field army in World War II that played a key role in the Western Allied advance across Europe, including the final campaigns into Germany.
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E.
11th Army
The 11th Army was a German Wehrmacht field army in World War II, noted for its operations on the Eastern Front, particularly in the Crimean campaign.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Soviet military unit
ⓘ
field army ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
ⓘ
linked to:
Soviet Union
|
| branch |
Ground Forces
ⓘ
linked to:
Ground forces
|
| component |
armored units
ⓘ
artillery units ⓘ rifle divisions ⓘ support units ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| disbandedAfter | World War II ⓘ |
| engagedAgainst |
Army Group Centre
ⓘ
Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
defensive operations near Rzhev
ⓘ
offensive operations near Rzhev ⓘ |
| formedIn | 1941 ⓘ |
| frontAssignment |
1st Baltic Front
ⓘ
3rd Belorussian Front ⓘ Kalinin Front ⓘ |
| garrisonDuringWar | various sectors of the Eastern Front ⓘ |
| geographicAreaOfOperations |
Baltic region
ⓘ
linked to:
Baltic states
Belorussia ⓘ
linked to:
Belarus
western USSR ⓘ
linked to:
Western USSR
|
| higherCommand | Stavka of the Red Army ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Second World War
ⓘ
linked to:
World War II
|
| languageOfCommand | Russian ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Soviet Red Army
ⓘ
linked to:
Red Army
|
| notableCommander |
Afanasy Beloborodov
ⓘ
Ivan Maslennikov ⓘ |
| notableFor |
heavy fighting in the Rzhev sector
ⓘ
participation in large-scale Soviet offensives against Germany ⓘ sustaining heavy casualties in protracted offensives ⓘ |
| notableOperation |
Baltic Offensive
ⓘ
Operation Bagration ⓘ Rzhev salient battles ⓘ Rzhev–Vyazma operations ⓘ
linked to:
Rzhev–Vyazma strategic operations
|
| opponent | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
advance toward East Prussia
ⓘ
liberation of parts of Belorussia ⓘ liberation of parts of the Baltic States ⓘ |
| partOf | Red Army ⓘ |
| primaryMission | offensive ground operations against German forces ⓘ |
| role | breakthrough formation in major offensives ⓘ |
| status | disbanded ⓘ |
| theater | Eastern Front ⓘ |
| typeOfUnit | combined-arms army ⓘ |
| usedDoctrine |
Deep operations doctrine
ⓘ
linked to:
Soviet deep operations doctrine
|
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Subject: 39th Army Description of subject: The 39th Army was a field army of the Soviet Red Army that saw significant combat on the Eastern Front during World War II, particularly in major offensives against Nazi Germany.
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