Soviet 3rd Shock Army
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The Soviet 3rd Shock Army was a major Red Army formation that played a key role on the Eastern Front in World War II, including the Battle of Berlin, and later served as part of the Soviet occupation forces in Germany.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Soviet 3rd Shock Army canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4178880 — 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: Soviet 3rd Shock Army Context triple: [Group of Soviet Occupation Forces in Germany, hasPart, Soviet 3rd Shock Army]
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A.
Soviet 3rd Army
The Soviet 3rd Army was a Red Army field formation that fought on the Eastern Front in World War II, notably participating in major defensive and offensive operations against German forces.
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B.
Soviet 3rd Tank Army
The Soviet 3rd Tank Army was a major Red Army armored formation that played a key role in large-scale Eastern Front operations during World War II, contributing significantly to breakthroughs and encirclements against German forces.
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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.
Soviet 13th Army
The Soviet 13th Army was a Red Army field formation that fought on the Eastern Front in World War II, notably participating in major defensive and offensive operations against German forces.
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E.
Soviet 12th Army
The Soviet 12th Army was a Red Army field formation that fought on the Eastern Front in the early stages of World War II, notably during the 1941 campaigns against the German invasion.
- 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: Soviet 3rd Shock Army Target entity description: The Soviet 3rd Shock Army was a major Red Army formation that played a key role on the Eastern Front in World War II, including the Battle of Berlin, and later served as part of the Soviet occupation forces in Germany.
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A.
Soviet 3rd Army
The Soviet 3rd Army was a Red Army field formation that fought on the Eastern Front in World War II, notably participating in major defensive and offensive operations against German forces.
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B.
Soviet 3rd Tank Army
The Soviet 3rd Tank Army was a major Red Army armored formation that played a key role in large-scale Eastern Front operations during World War II, contributing significantly to breakthroughs and encirclements against German forces.
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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.
Soviet 13th Army
The Soviet 13th Army was a Red Army field formation that fought on the Eastern Front in World War II, notably participating in major defensive and offensive operations against German forces.
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E.
Soviet 12th Army
The Soviet 12th Army was a Red Army field formation that fought on the Eastern Front in the early stages of World War II, notably during the 1941 campaigns against the German invasion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Red Army formation
ⓘ
field army ⓘ |
| branch |
Group of Soviet Forces in Germany
ⓘ
linked to:
Group of Soviet Occupation Forces in Germany
Red Army ⓘ |
| conflict |
Cold War
ⓘ
Eastern Front (World War II) ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Front
Second World War ⓘ
linked to:
World War II
|
| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| disbanded | early 1990s ⓘ |
| era |
Cold War
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| formed | December 1941 ⓘ |
| frontlineAdvanceDirection | towards Berlin ⓘ |
| garrison | East Germany ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
East Berlin region
ⓘ
linked to:
East Berlin
Kalinin Front area (World War II) ⓘ
linked to:
Kalinin Front
Magdeburg ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Soviet Army
ⓘ
linked to:
Red Army
|
| notableBattle |
Battle of Berlin
ⓘ
Battle of Demyansk ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Demyansk Pocket
Battle of Velikiye Luki ⓘ Berlin Offensive ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Berlin
East Pomeranian Offensive ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Kuzma Galitsky
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maksim Purkayev NERFINISHED ⓘ Nikolai Berzarin NERFINISHED ⓘ Vasily Kuznetsov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableUnit |
10th Guards Tank Division
ⓘ
47th Guards Tank Division ⓘ 7th Guards Tank Division ⓘ |
| operationalRole |
breakthrough operations
ⓘ
deep offensive operations ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Soviet occupation of Germany
ⓘ
linked to:
Allied occupation of Germany
capture of Berlin ⓘ |
| partOf |
Red Army
ⓘ
Soviet Ground Forces ⓘ |
| postwarRole |
frontline army of Group of Soviet Forces in Germany
ⓘ
occupation force in Germany ⓘ |
| role | shock army ⓘ |
| stationedIn |
Brandenburg
ⓘ
German Democratic Republic ⓘ
linked to:
East Germany
Saxony-Anhalt ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
1st Belorussian Front
ⓘ
Group of Soviet Forces in Germany ⓘ
linked to:
Group of Soviet Occupation Forces in Germany
Kalinin Front ⓘ |
| theater |
Central Europe
ⓘ
Eastern Front ⓘ |
| tookPartIn | encirclement of Berlin ⓘ |
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Subject: Soviet 3rd Shock Army Description of subject: The Soviet 3rd Shock Army was a major Red Army formation that played a key role on the Eastern Front in World War II, including the Battle of Berlin, and later served as part of the Soviet occupation forces in Germany.
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