4th Tank Army
E281089
The 4th Tank Army was a major Soviet armored formation of the Red Army that played a key role in several Eastern Front offensives during World War II.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 4th Tank Army canonical | 2 |
| 4-я танковая армия | 1 |
| 4th Tank Army (USSR) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2580790 — 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 Tank Army Context triple: [Lower Silesian Offensive, involvedUnitSoviet, 4th Tank Army]
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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.
40th Army
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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D.
1st Tank Army
The 1st Tank Army was a major Soviet armoured formation of the Red Army that played a key role in large-scale offensives on the Eastern Front during World War II.
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E.
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.
- 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 Tank Army Target entity description: The 4th Tank Army was a major Soviet armored formation of the Red Army that played a key role in several Eastern Front offensives during World War II.
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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.
40th Army
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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D.
1st Tank Army
The 1st Tank Army was a major Soviet armoured formation of the Red Army that played a key role in large-scale offensives on the Eastern Front during World War II.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Red Army formation
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Soviet tank army ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Soviet Union
ⓘ
surface form:
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
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| commandStructure | Soviet operational command system ⓘ |
| conflict |
Eastern Front
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
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| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| engagement |
deep operations and breakthroughs
ⓘ
offensive operations against Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| era | World War II ⓘ |
| formedAs | tank army ⓘ |
| garrison | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
4th Tank Army
ⓘ
surface form:
4-я танковая армия
4th Tank Army ⓘ
surface form:
4th Tank Army (USSR)
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| hasCharacteristic |
combined-arms structure
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high concentration of armored vehicles ⓘ operational mobility ⓘ |
| hasRole | operational-level armored formation ⓘ |
| hasType | armored field army ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 1940s ⓘ |
| languageOfDocuments | Russian ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Armored forces of the Red Army
ⓘ
Soviet Ground Forces ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contribution to Soviet victory on the Eastern Front
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large-scale armored operations ⓘ participation in major Eastern Front offensives ⓘ |
| opponent |
Nazi Germany
ⓘ
Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| partOf | Red Army ⓘ |
| strategicFunction |
encirclement operations
ⓘ
exploitation of breakthroughs ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Soviet Front-level commands ⓘ |
| theater | Eastern Front of World War II ⓘ |
| typicalComposition |
air defense units
ⓘ
engineer units ⓘ mechanized corps ⓘ supporting artillery units ⓘ tank corps ⓘ |
| usedBy | Soviet High Command ⓘ |
| usedEquipment |
Soviet heavy tanks
ⓘ
Soviet medium tanks ⓘ armored personnel carriers ⓘ self-propelled guns ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 4th Tank Army Description of subject: The 4th Tank Army was a major Soviet armored formation of the Red Army that played a key role in several Eastern Front offensives during World War II.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
4th Tank Army (USSR)
this entity surface form:
4-я танковая армия