40th Army

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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.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
40th Army canonical 2
40th Army (Soviet Union) 1
Soviet 40th Army 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Soviet military unit
field army
activityEnd late 20th century
activityStart World War II era
allegiance Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
linked to: Soviet Union
conflict Eastern Front (World War II)
linked to: Eastern Front

Soviet–Afghan War
World War II
controlledBy Soviet High Command
country Soviet Union
engagedAgainst Afghan mujahideen
Nazi Germany
formedIn World War II
garrisonOrHeadquarters Afghanistan
historicalEra 20th century
militaryBranch Soviet Ground Forces
notablePeriod Great Patriotic War
Soviet intervention in Afghanistan
linked to: Soviet–Afghan War
participatedIn Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
linked to: Soviet–Afghan War

initial phase of Soviet–Afghan War
partOf Red Army
Soviet Ground Forces
role main Soviet force in initial phase of Soviet–Afghan War
service Soviet Armed Forces
linked to: Soviet armed forces
significance major formation of Red Army on Eastern Front
principal Soviet operational grouping in Afghanistan
subordinateTo Soviet Ministry of Defence
theaterOfOperations Afghanistan
Eastern Front
type combined arms army

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Voronezh Front includedUnit 40th Army
subject linked to: Soviet Voronezh Front
Ostrogozhsk–Rossosh offensive involvedUnit Soviet 40th Army
linked to: 40th Army
Middle Don offensive participant 40th Army (Soviet Union)
linked to: 40th Army
2nd Ukrainian Front subordinateUnit 40th Army
subject linked to: Soviet 2nd Ukrainian Front