4th Guards Army
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The 4th Guards Army was a distinguished Soviet Red Army formation that played a major role on the Eastern Front during World War II, particularly in key offensives in Eastern Europe.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 4th Guards Army canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4640753 — 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: 4th Guards Army Context triple: [2nd Ukrainian Front, subordinateUnit, 4th Guards Army]
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A.
5th Guards Army
The 5th Guards Army was an elite Soviet Red Army formation that played a key role in major Eastern Front operations during World War II, including the Battle of Kursk and the advance into Eastern Europe.
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B.
3rd Guards Army
The 3rd Guards Army was a distinguished Soviet Red Army formation in World War II, noted for its key role in major Eastern Front offensives against Nazi Germany.
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C.
8th Guards Army
The 8th Guards Army was an elite Soviet Red Army formation renowned for its pivotal role in World War II, particularly in the Battle of Stalingrad and subsequent offensives into Eastern Europe and Germany.
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D.
11th Guards Army
The 11th Guards Army was a distinguished Soviet Red Army formation renowned for its key role in major Eastern Front offensives during World War II, particularly in the final campaigns against Nazi Germany.
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E.
7th Guards Army
The 7th Guards Army was a distinguished Soviet Red Army formation in World War II, noted for its elite status and key role in major Eastern Front operations.
- 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: 4th Guards Army Target entity description: The 4th Guards Army was a distinguished Soviet Red Army formation that played a major role on the Eastern Front during World War II, particularly in key offensives in Eastern Europe.
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A.
5th Guards Army
The 5th Guards Army was an elite Soviet Red Army formation that played a key role in major Eastern Front operations during World War II, including the Battle of Kursk and the advance into Eastern Europe.
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B.
3rd Guards Army
The 3rd Guards Army was a distinguished Soviet Red Army formation in World War II, noted for its key role in major Eastern Front offensives against Nazi Germany.
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C.
8th Guards Army
The 8th Guards Army was an elite Soviet Red Army formation renowned for its pivotal role in World War II, particularly in the Battle of Stalingrad and subsequent offensives into Eastern Europe and Germany.
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D.
11th Guards Army
The 11th Guards Army was a distinguished Soviet Red Army formation renowned for its key role in major Eastern Front offensives during World War II, particularly in the final campaigns against Nazi Germany.
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E.
7th Guards Army
The 7th Guards Army was a distinguished Soviet Red Army formation in World War II, noted for its elite status and key role in major Eastern Front operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Guards formation
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Soviet military unit ⓘ field army ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
ⓘ
linked to:
Soviet Union
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| conflict |
Eastern Front of World War II
ⓘ
Second World War ⓘ
linked to:
World War II
|
| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| garrisonOrHeadquartersLocation |
Eastern Front (various sectors)
ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Front
|
| hasHonorific | Guards ⓘ |
| hasMilitaryDesignation | Guards ⓘ |
| hasPredecessor |
4th Army (Soviet Union)
ⓘ
linked to:
Soviet 4th Army
|
| militaryBranch | Red Army ⓘ |
| notableFor |
high combat effectiveness
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operations in Austria ⓘ operations in Hungary ⓘ participation in major offensives in Eastern Europe ⓘ status as elite Soviet formation ⓘ |
| operationalRole | front-line army formation ⓘ |
| opposed | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Budapest Offensive
ⓘ
linked to:
Siege of Budapest
Vienna Offensive ⓘ final offensives against Nazi Germany in 1945 ⓘ operations in Transdanubia ⓘ |
| partOf |
Red Army
ⓘ
Soviet Ground Forces ⓘ |
| role | offensive operations ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Central Europe
ⓘ
Eastern Europe ⓘ |
| timePeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| type | combined arms army ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 4th Guards Army Description of subject: The 4th Guards Army was a distinguished Soviet Red Army formation that played a major role on the Eastern Front during World War II, particularly in key offensives in Eastern Europe.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Soviet 2nd Ukrainian Front