3rd Shock Army
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The 3rd Shock Army was a Soviet Red Army formation in World War II, known for its role as a breakthrough force on the Eastern Front in major offensives against Nazi Germany.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 3rd Shock Army canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2841781 — 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: 3rd Shock Army Context triple: [Velikiye Luki offensive, militaryUnit, 3rd Shock Army]
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A.
3rd Guards Army
The 3rd Guards Army was a distinguished Soviet Red Army formation in World War II, noted for its key role in major Eastern Front offensives against Nazi Germany.
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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.
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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E.
4th Tank Army
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.
- 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: 3rd Shock Army Target entity description: The 3rd Shock Army was a Soviet Red Army formation in World War II, known for its role as a breakthrough force on the Eastern Front in major offensives against Nazi Germany.
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A.
3rd Guards Army
The 3rd Guards Army was a distinguished Soviet Red Army formation in World War II, noted for its key role in major Eastern Front offensives against Nazi Germany.
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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.
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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E.
4th Tank Army
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Red Army formation
ⓘ
Soviet military unit ⓘ field army ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Soviet Union
ⓘ
surface form:
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
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| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| doctrineRole | deep operations ⓘ |
| formedAs | shock army ⓘ |
| garrisonCountryDuringWar | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
artillery units
ⓘ
engineer units ⓘ rifle divisions ⓘ tank units ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 20th century ⓘ |
| ideologyOfState | communism ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | Russian ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Army ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
high concentration of artillery
ⓘ
use in breakthrough sectors ⓘ |
| notableFor |
offensives against Nazi Germany
ⓘ
participation in large-scale Soviet offensives ⓘ |
| opponent |
Nazi Germany
ⓘ
Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| partOf |
Red Army
ⓘ
Soviet Ground Forces ⓘ |
| role | breakthrough force ⓘ |
| side | Allies of World War II ⓘ |
| theater | Eastern Front ⓘ |
| type | combined arms army ⓘ |
| usedIn | major offensives ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 3rd Shock Army Description of subject: The 3rd Shock Army was a Soviet Red Army formation in World War II, known for its role as a breakthrough force on the Eastern Front in major offensives against Nazi Germany.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.