4th Guards Tank Army
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The 4th Guards Tank Army was a distinguished Soviet armoured formation of the Red Army that played a key role in major Eastern Front offensives during World War II.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 4-я гвардейская танковая армия | 1 |
| 4th Guards Tank Army canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7700417 — 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 Tank Army Context triple: [4th Ukrainian Front, hadComponent, 4th Guards Tank Army]
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A.
5th Guards Tank Army
The 5th Guards Tank Army was an elite Soviet armoured formation of World War II, renowned for its major role in large-scale offensives on the Eastern Front, including the Battle of Kursk and subsequent operations into Eastern Europe.
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B.
3rd Guards Tank Army
The 3rd Guards Tank Army was a prominent Soviet armoured formation of World War II that played a key role in major Eastern Front offensives against Nazi Germany.
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6th Guards Tank Army
The 6th Guards Tank Army was a distinguished Soviet armored formation of World War II, noted for its major role in key Eastern Front offensives and later service in the early Cold War period.
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D.
Soviet 2nd Guards Tank Army
The Soviet 2nd Guards Tank Army was an elite Red Army armored formation that played a major role in key Eastern Front offensives during World War II and later served as a core component of Soviet forces stationed in postwar Germany.
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E.
Soviet 1st Guards Tank Army
The Soviet 1st Guards Tank Army was an elite Red Army armoured formation that played a major role in key Eastern Front offensives during World War II and later served as a principal tank force in the Soviet occupation of Germany.
- 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 Tank Army Target entity description: The 4th Guards Tank Army was a distinguished Soviet armoured formation of the Red Army that played a key role in major Eastern Front offensives during World War II.
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A.
5th Guards Tank Army
The 5th Guards Tank Army was an elite Soviet armoured formation of World War II, renowned for its major role in large-scale offensives on the Eastern Front, including the Battle of Kursk and subsequent operations into Eastern Europe.
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B.
3rd Guards Tank Army
The 3rd Guards Tank Army was a prominent Soviet armoured formation of World War II that played a key role in major Eastern Front offensives against Nazi Germany.
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C.
6th Guards Tank Army
The 6th Guards Tank Army was a distinguished Soviet armored formation of World War II, noted for its major role in key Eastern Front offensives and later service in the early Cold War period.
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D.
Soviet 2nd Guards Tank Army
The Soviet 2nd Guards Tank Army was an elite Red Army armored formation that played a major role in key Eastern Front offensives during World War II and later served as a core component of Soviet forces stationed in postwar Germany.
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E.
Soviet 1st Guards Tank Army
The Soviet 1st Guards Tank Army was an elite Red Army armoured formation that played a major role in key Eastern Front offensives during World War II and later served as a principal tank force in the Soviet occupation of Germany.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Red Army formation
ⓘ
Soviet tank army ⓘ military unit ⓘ |
| activeDuring | World War II ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
ⓘ
linked to:
Soviet Union
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| awardedFor | distinguished combat performance ⓘ |
| commandStructure | front-level formation ⓘ |
| composition |
mechanized corps
ⓘ
motorized infantry units ⓘ supporting artillery units ⓘ tank corps ⓘ |
| conflict |
Eastern Front (World War II)
ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Front
Second World War ⓘ
linked to:
World War II
|
| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| engagedAgainst |
Nazi Germany
ⓘ
Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| garrisonOrHeadquartersLocation | various locations on the Eastern Front ⓘ |
| hasBattleHonours | Guards status for combat distinction ⓘ |
| hasDesignation |
4-я гвардейская танковая армия
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linked to:
4th Guards Tank Army
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| hasEquipmentType |
armoured vehicles
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self-propelled guns ⓘ tanks ⓘ |
| hasHonorificTitle | Guards ⓘ |
| hasStatus | elite formation ⓘ |
| hasUnitType | tank army ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 20th century ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
important role in final defeat of Nazi Germany on Eastern Front
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key contributor to Soviet advances into Central Europe ⓘ |
| languageOfDesignation | Russian ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Armoured troops
ⓘ
Soviet Ground Forces ⓘ |
| militaryFunction | breakthrough and exploitation ⓘ |
| notableEngagement |
Berlin Offensive
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Berlin
Prague Offensive ⓘ Silesian operations ⓘ
linked to:
Upper Silesian Offensive
Vistula–Oder Offensive ⓘ |
| notableFor |
deep operations in operational depth of enemy defenses
ⓘ
participation in major Eastern Front offensives ⓘ rapid armoured exploitation operations ⓘ |
| partOf |
Red Army
ⓘ
Soviet Armoured Forces ⓘ
linked to:
Soviet armed forces
|
| precededBy | 4th Tank Army ⓘ |
| role | operational-level armoured formation ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
1st Ukrainian Front
ⓘ
other Soviet fronts on the Eastern Front ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations | Eastern Front ⓘ |
| typeOfForce | armoured force ⓘ |
| usedDoctrine | Soviet deep battle doctrine ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: 4th Guards Tank Army Description of subject: The 4th Guards Tank Army was a distinguished Soviet armoured formation of the Red Army that played a key role in major Eastern Front offensives during World War II.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: 4th Guards Tank Army