40th Army Corps
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The 40th Army Corps was a German Wehrmacht corps-level military formation active during World War II, notably commanded at one point by General Georg Stumme.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 40th Army Corps canonical | 1 |
| XXXX Corps | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T166952 — 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: 40th Army Corps Context triple: [Georg Stumme, notableCommand, 40th Army Corps]
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A.
Soviet 60th Army
The Soviet 60th Army was a Red Army field formation of the USSR that advanced through Eastern Europe in World War II and is historically notable for liberating the Auschwitz concentration camp in January 1945.
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B.
Soviet 64th Army
The Soviet 64th Army was a Red Army field formation that played a key defensive and offensive role on the southern flank of the Soviet forces during the Battle of Stalingrad in World War II.
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C.
Soviet 62nd Army
The Soviet 62nd Army was a Red Army field formation renowned for its pivotal and stubborn defense of Stalingrad during World War II, which played a crucial role in turning the tide on the Eastern Front.
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D.
21st Army Group
The 21st Army Group was a major British-led Allied field army formation in Northwest Europe during World War II, commanded by General Bernard Montgomery and instrumental in the liberation of Western Europe after D-Day.
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E.
916th Support Brigade
The 916th Support Brigade is a U.S. Army unit that provides logistical and sustainment support, primarily associated with operations at the Fort Irwin National Training Center in California.
- 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: 40th Army Corps Target entity description: The 40th Army Corps was a German Wehrmacht corps-level military formation active during World War II, notably commanded at one point by General Georg Stumme.
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A.
Soviet 60th Army
The Soviet 60th Army was a Red Army field formation of the USSR that advanced through Eastern Europe in World War II and is historically notable for liberating the Auschwitz concentration camp in January 1945.
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B.
Soviet 64th Army
The Soviet 64th Army was a Red Army field formation that played a key defensive and offensive role on the southern flank of the Soviet forces during the Battle of Stalingrad in World War II.
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C.
Soviet 62nd Army
The Soviet 62nd Army was a Red Army field formation renowned for its pivotal and stubborn defense of Stalingrad during World War II, which played a crucial role in turning the tide on the Eastern Front.
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D.
21st Army Group
The 21st Army Group was a major British-led Allied field army formation in Northwest Europe during World War II, commanded by General Bernard Montgomery and instrumental in the liberation of Western Europe after D-Day.
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E.
916th Support Brigade
The 916th Support Brigade is a U.S. Army unit that provides logistical and sustainment support, primarily associated with operations at the Fort Irwin National Training Center in California.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Wehrmacht army corps ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Third Reich
ⓘ
Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| associatedWith | German offensive operations on Eastern Front ⓘ |
| commander | Georg Stumme ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
Battle of Stalingrad area operations
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Stalingrad
Battle of the Caucasus ⓘ Case Blue ⓘ Operation Barbarossa ⓘ |
| formedIn |
World War II era
ⓘ
linked to:
World War II
|
| hasRankLevel | corps ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | German ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Heer ⓘ |
| militaryRole |
operational command
ⓘ
tactical command ⓘ |
| notableCommander | Georg Stumme ⓘ |
| partOf |
German Army (Wehrmacht)
ⓘ
linked to:
Wehrmacht
|
| subordinateTo |
17th Army
ⓘ
linked to:
German 17th Army
1st Panzer Army ⓘ
linked to:
German 1st Panzer Army
6th Army ⓘ Army Group A ⓘ Army Group B ⓘ Army Group Don ⓘ Army Group South ⓘ |
| theater | Eastern Front ⓘ |
| type | corps-level formation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 40th Army Corps Description of subject: The 40th Army Corps was a German Wehrmacht corps-level military formation active during World War II, notably commanded at one point by General Georg Stumme.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: 40th Army Corps