40th Army
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The 40th Army was a major field army of the Soviet Red Army that played a significant role on the Eastern Front during World War II and later served as the main Soviet force in the initial phase of the Soviet–Afghan War.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 40th Army canonical | 2 |
| 40th Army (Soviet Union) | 1 |
| Soviet 40th Army | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1599181 — 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.
Target entity: 40th Army Context triple: [Voronezh Front, includedUnit, 40th Army]
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43rd Army
The 43rd Army was a field army of the Soviet Red Army that fought on the Eastern Front during World War II, participating in major operations including the advance through Belarus and into East Prussia.
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28th Army
The 28th Army was a field army of the Soviet Red Army that fought on the Eastern Front during World War II, participating in major operations against Nazi Germany.
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C.
31st Army
The 31st Army was a field army of the Soviet Red Army that took part in major Eastern Front operations during World War II, including campaigns in Belarus and East Prussia.
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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.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: 40th Army Target entity description: The 40th Army was a major field army of the Soviet Red Army that played a significant role on the Eastern Front during World War II and later served as the main Soviet force in the initial phase of the Soviet–Afghan War.
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A.
43rd Army
The 43rd Army was a field army of the Soviet Red Army that fought on the Eastern Front during World War II, participating in major operations including the advance through Belarus and into East Prussia.
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B.
28th Army
The 28th Army was a field army of the Soviet Red Army that fought on the Eastern Front during World War II, participating in major operations against Nazi Germany.
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C.
31st Army
The 31st Army was a field army of the Soviet Red Army that took part in major Eastern Front operations during World War II, including campaigns in Belarus and East Prussia.
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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.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Soviet military unit
ⓘ
field army ⓘ |
| activityEnd | late 20th century ⓘ |
| activityStart | World War II era ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Soviet Union
ⓘ
surface form:
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
|
| conflict |
Eastern Front
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Front (World War II)
Soviet–Afghan War ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Stavka of the Red Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet High Command
|
| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| engagedAgainst |
Afghan mujahideen
ⓘ
Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| formedIn | World War II ⓘ |
| garrisonOrHeadquarters | Afghanistan ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 20th century ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Soviet Ground Forces ⓘ |
| notablePeriod |
Eastern Front of World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Patriotic War
Soviet–Afghan War ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet intervention in Afghanistan
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| participatedIn |
Soviet–Afghan War
ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
initial phase of Soviet–Afghan War ⓘ |
| partOf |
Red Army
ⓘ
Soviet Ground Forces ⓘ |
| role | main Soviet force in initial phase of Soviet–Afghan War ⓘ |
| service |
Soviet armed forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet Armed Forces
|
| significance |
major formation of Red Army on Eastern Front
ⓘ
principal Soviet operational grouping in Afghanistan ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Ministry of Defense of the USSR
ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet Ministry of Defence
|
| theaterOfOperations |
Afghanistan
ⓘ
Eastern Front ⓘ |
| type | combined arms army ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: 40th Army Description of subject: The 40th Army was a major field army of the Soviet Red Army that played a significant role on the Eastern Front during World War II and later served as the main Soviet force in the initial phase of the Soviet–Afghan War.
Referenced by (4)
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