4th Army
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The 4th Army was a major field formation of the German Wehrmacht that took part in key early World War II campaigns, including the invasion of Poland.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 4th Army canonical | 4 |
| 4th Army (Wehrmacht) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T349758 — 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 Army Context triple: [Battle of the Bzura, involvedUnitGermany, 4th Army]
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A.
8th Army
The 8th Army was a major British field army of the Second World War, best known for its pivotal role in the North African campaign, including the Battle of El Alamein.
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B.
8th Army
The 8th Army was a major field formation of the German Wehrmacht that took part in early World War II campaigns, including the invasion of Poland.
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C.
10th Army
The 10th Army was a major German Wehrmacht field army that played a key role in early World War II campaigns, including the invasion of Poland.
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D.
15th Army Group
The 15th Army Group was a high-level Allied command formation in the Mediterranean theater during World War II, overseeing major British and American field armies in the Italian Campaign.
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E.
40th Army Corps
The 40th Army Corps was a German Wehrmacht corps-level military formation active during World War II, notably commanded at one point by General Georg Stumme.
- 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 Army Target entity description: The 4th Army was a major field formation of the German Wehrmacht that took part in key early World War II campaigns, including the invasion of Poland.
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A.
8th Army
The 8th Army was a major British field army of the Second World War, best known for its pivotal role in the North African campaign, including the Battle of El Alamein.
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B.
8th Army
The 8th Army was a major field formation of the German Wehrmacht that took part in early World War II campaigns, including the invasion of Poland.
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C.
10th Army
The 10th Army was a major German Wehrmacht field army that played a key role in early World War II campaigns, including the invasion of Poland.
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D.
15th Army Group
The 15th Army Group was a high-level Allied command formation in the Mediterranean theater during World War II, overseeing major British and American field armies in the Italian Campaign.
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E.
40th Army Corps
The 40th Army Corps was a German Wehrmacht corps-level military formation active during World War II, notably commanded at one point by General Georg Stumme.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Wehrmacht formation
ⓘ
field army ⓘ military unit ⓘ |
| activeDuring | 1939–1945 ⓘ |
| allegiance | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| branch | Heer ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| disbandedIn | 1945 ⓘ |
| engagedAgainst |
France
ⓘ
Poland ⓘ Red Army ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ |
| fate |
largely destroyed during Operation Bagration
ⓘ
remnants surrendered in 1945 ⓘ |
| formedIn | 1939 ⓘ |
| front | Eastern Front ⓘ |
| involvedIn | German occupation operations in Eastern Europe ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Friedrich Hoßbach
ⓘ
Gotthard Heinrici ⓘ Günther von Kluge ⓘ Günther von Kluge ⓘ
surface form:
Hans von Kluge
|
| participatedIn |
Battle of France
ⓘ
Russian invasion of East Prussia ⓘ
surface form:
Defense of East Prussia
Eastern Front ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Front (World War II)
Invasion of Poland ⓘ Operation Bagration ⓘ Operation Barbarossa ⓘ |
| partOf |
Wehrmacht
ⓘ
surface form:
German Army (Wehrmacht)
|
| subordinateTo |
Army Group Centre
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Army Group North ⓘ |
| tookPartIn |
Invasion of Poland
ⓘ
surface form:
German invasion of Poland
Operation Barbarossa ⓘ
surface form:
German invasion of the Soviet Union
encirclement battles on Eastern Front ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: 4th Army Description of subject: The 4th Army was a major field formation of the German Wehrmacht that took part in key early World War II campaigns, including the invasion of Poland.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
4th Army (Wehrmacht)