Soviet 18th Separate Rifle Corps
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The Soviet 18th Separate Rifle Corps was a Red Army infantry formation that took part in major Eastern Front operations during World War II, including the Ostrogozhsk–Rossosh offensive against Axis forces.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 18th Separate Rifle Corps | 1 |
| Soviet 18th Separate Rifle Corps canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1826645 — 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 18th Separate Rifle Corps Context triple: [Ostrogozhsk–Rossosh offensive, involvedUnit, Soviet 18th Separate Rifle Corps]
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A.
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.
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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.
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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D.
Red Army Bryansk Front
The Red Army Bryansk Front was a major Soviet operational formation on the Eastern Front of World War II, notable for its role in defensive and offensive operations against German forces in the central sector.
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E.
Red Army Kalinin Front
The Red Army Kalinin Front was a major Soviet operational formation on the Eastern Front of World War II, playing a key role in defensive and counteroffensive operations against German forces in the central sector.
- 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 18th Separate Rifle Corps Target entity description: The Soviet 18th Separate Rifle Corps was a Red Army infantry formation that took part in major Eastern Front operations during World War II, including the Ostrogozhsk–Rossosh offensive against Axis forces.
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A.
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.
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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.
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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D.
Red Army Bryansk Front
The Red Army Bryansk Front was a major Soviet operational formation on the Eastern Front of World War II, notable for its role in defensive and offensive operations against German forces in the central sector.
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E.
Red Army Kalinin Front
The Red Army Kalinin Front was a major Soviet operational formation on the Eastern Front of World War II, playing a key role in defensive and counteroffensive operations against German forces in the central sector.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Red Army formation
ⓘ
Soviet military unit ⓘ rifle corps ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Soviet Union
ⓘ
surface form:
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
|
| branch | Red Army ⓘ |
| category | Soviet rifle corps of World War II ⓘ |
| conflict |
Eastern Front of World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Patriotic War
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| engagedIn | offensive operations against Axis forces ⓘ |
| front |
Soviet Voronezh Front
ⓘ
surface form:
Voronezh Front
|
| historicalEra | 20th century ⓘ |
| militaryRole | infantry formation ⓘ |
| notableOperation | Ostrogozhsk–Rossosh offensive ⓘ |
| opponent |
Axis forces
ⓘ
Hungary ⓘ Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| partOf |
Red Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army
|
| service | Soviet Ground Forces ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Stavka of the Red Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Red Army high command
|
| theaterOfOperations | Eastern Front ⓘ |
| timePeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| tookPartIn | Ostrogozhsk–Rossosh offensive ⓘ |
| type | corps-level infantry formation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Soviet 18th Separate Rifle Corps Description of subject: The Soviet 18th Separate Rifle Corps was a Red Army infantry formation that took part in major Eastern Front operations during World War II, including the Ostrogozhsk–Rossosh offensive against Axis forces.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
18th Separate Rifle Corps