9th Army (Red Army)
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The 9th Army was a field army of the Soviet Red Army that took part in major operations on the Eastern Front during World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 9th Army (Red Army) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T437957 — 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: 9th Army (Red Army) Context triple: [Soviet Southwestern Front, componentUnit, 9th Army (Red Army)]
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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.
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.
37th Army (Red Army)
The 37th Army was a field army of the Soviet Red Army that fought on the Eastern Front during World War II, participating in major defensive and offensive operations against Nazi Germany.
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E.
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.
- 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: 9th Army (Red Army) Target entity description: The 9th Army was a field army of the Soviet Red Army that took part in major operations on the Eastern Front during World War II.
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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.
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.
37th Army (Red Army)
The 37th Army was a field army of the Soviet Red Army that fought on the Eastern Front during World War II, participating in major defensive and offensive operations against Nazi Germany.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Soviet army
ⓘ
field army ⓘ military unit ⓘ |
| activeDuring | World War II ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
ⓘ
linked to:
Soviet Union
|
| branch | Ground forces ⓘ |
| category | Soviet field armies of World War II ⓘ |
| commandLanguage | Russian language ⓘ |
| commandStructure | Soviet High Command ⓘ |
| composition |
armored units
ⓘ
artillery units ⓘ rifle divisions ⓘ support units ⓘ |
| conflict |
Eastern Front (World War II)
ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Front
Second World War ⓘ
linked to:
World War II
|
| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| engagement | operations on the Eastern Front ⓘ |
| equipment |
Soviet artillery
ⓘ
Soviet tanks ⓘ small arms ⓘ |
| governingPartyOfState | Communist Party of the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| higherFormation | Soviet fronts on the Eastern Front ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 20th century ⓘ |
| ideologyOfState | communism ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | Russian ⓘ |
| militaryAlliance |
Allied powers
ⓘ
linked to:
Allies of World War II
|
| militaryBranch |
Workers' and Peasants' Red Army
ⓘ
linked to:
Red Army
|
| militaryRole |
defensive operations
ⓘ
offensive operations ⓘ |
| natureOfUnit | temporary wartime formation ⓘ |
| notableFor | participation in major Red Army offensives ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Eastern Europe
ⓘ
Soviet-German front ⓘ
linked to:
Soviet-German Front
|
| partOf | Red Army ⓘ |
| reasonForDisbandment | postwar demobilization of the Red Army ⓘ |
| role | frontline combat formation ⓘ |
| service |
Red Army of Workers and Peasants
ⓘ
linked to:
Red Army
|
| side | Allies of World War II ⓘ |
| status | disbanded ⓘ |
| subordination |
Stavka of the Red Army
ⓘ
various Soviet fronts ⓘ |
| theater | Eastern Front ⓘ |
| type | combined arms army ⓘ |
| usedDoctrine |
Soviet deep battle doctrine
ⓘ
linked to:
Soviet deep operations doctrine
Soviet operational art ⓘ |
| usedTactics |
combined arms operations
ⓘ
mass artillery preparation ⓘ |
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Subject: 9th Army (Red Army) Description of subject: The 9th Army was a field army of the Soviet Red Army that took part in major operations on the Eastern Front during World War II.
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