Soviet 4th Army
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The Soviet 4th Army was a Red Army field formation that fought on the Eastern Front in World War II, notably participating in key defensive and counteroffensive operations against German forces.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 4th Army (Soviet Union) | 1 |
| Soviet 4th Army canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5683402 — 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 4th Army Context triple: [Battle of Tikhvin, involvedUnit, Soviet 4th Army]
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A.
Soviet 40th Army
The Soviet 40th Army was the main Soviet ground force deployed in Afghanistan during the Soviet–Afghan War, responsible for major combat operations against Afghan mujahideen insurgents.
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B.
Soviet 3rd Shock Army
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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C.
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.
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D.
Soviet 5th Shock Army
The Soviet 5th Shock Army was a Red Army formation created in World War II that played a key role in major Eastern Front offensives, particularly around Stalingrad and later in the drive into Eastern Europe and Germany.
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E.
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.
- 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 4th Army Target entity description: The Soviet 4th Army was a Red Army field formation that fought on the Eastern Front in World War II, notably participating in key defensive and counteroffensive operations against German forces.
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A.
Soviet 40th Army
The Soviet 40th Army was the main Soviet ground force deployed in Afghanistan during the Soviet–Afghan War, responsible for major combat operations against Afghan mujahideen insurgents.
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B.
Soviet 3rd Shock Army
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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C.
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.
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D.
Soviet 5th Shock Army
The Soviet 5th Shock Army was a Red Army formation created in World War II that played a key role in major Eastern Front offensives, particularly around Stalingrad and later in the drive into Eastern Europe and Germany.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | field army ⓘ |
| allegiance | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| conflict |
Eastern Front of World War II
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| engagedIn | defense against Operation Barbarossa ⓘ |
| garrisonCountry | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | Russian ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Red Army ⓘ |
| militaryTheater |
Eastern Front in Europe
ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Front of World War II
|
| notableFor |
counteroffensive operations against German forces
ⓘ
defensive operations against German forces ⓘ |
| operatedIn | Eastern Front ⓘ |
| opponent |
Nazi Germany
ⓘ
Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| partOf |
Workers' and Peasants' Red Army
ⓘ
linked to:
Red Army
|
| role | field formation ⓘ |
| side | Allies of World War II ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Soviet High Command
ⓘ
Stavka ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Eastern Europe
ⓘ
Soviet–German front ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Front of World War II
|
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| type | combined arms army ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Soviet 4th Army Description of subject: The Soviet 4th Army was a Red Army field formation that fought on the Eastern Front in World War II, notably participating in key defensive and counteroffensive operations against German forces.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Soviet 4th Army