3rd Tank Army
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The 3rd Tank Army was a major Soviet armoured formation of the Red Army that played a significant role in several key Eastern Front operations during World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 3rd Tank Army canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8700479 — 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 Tank Army Context triple: [Soviet 3rd Tank Army, hasAlias, 3rd Tank Army]
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A.
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.
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B.
3rd Shock Army
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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C.
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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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.
23rd Army
The 23rd Army was a field army of the Soviet Red Army that took part in major Eastern Front operations during World War II, particularly in the Soviet–Finnish conflicts.
- 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 Tank Army Target entity description: The 3rd Tank Army was a major Soviet armoured formation of the Red Army that played a significant role in several key Eastern Front operations during World War II.
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A.
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.
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B.
3rd Shock Army
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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C.
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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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.
23rd Army
The 23rd Army was a field army of the Soviet Red Army that took part in major Eastern Front operations during World War II, particularly in the Soviet–Finnish conflicts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Soviet tank army ⓘ |
| componentUnitType |
anti-aircraft units
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artillery units ⓘ engineer units ⓘ mechanized corps ⓘ rifle divisions ⓘ tank corps ⓘ |
| conflict |
Eastern Front
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Front (World War II)
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
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| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| dateFormed | 1942 ⓘ |
| dateReorganizedAsGuards | 1943 ⓘ |
| engagement |
Battle of Berlin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Kharkov NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Kursk NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Dnieper NERFINISHED ⓘ Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Kutuzov NERFINISHED ⓘ Proskurov–Chernovtsy Offensive NERFINISHED ⓘ Third Battle of Kharkov NERFINISHED ⓘ Vistula–Oder Offensive NERFINISHED ⓘ Zhitomir–Berdichev Offensive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedAs |
3rd Tank Army (first formation)
NERFINISHED
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3rd Tank Army (second formation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frontAssignment |
1st Ukrainian Front
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
2nd Ukrainian Front NERFINISHED ⓘ Bryansk Front NERFINISHED ⓘ Voronezh Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Guards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Russian ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Armoured troops of the Red Army ⓘ |
| nativeName | 3-я танковая армия NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Aleksei Zygin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pavel Rybalko NERFINISHED ⓘ Prokofy Romanenko NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableOperationRole |
deep armoured thrusts into German rear areas
ⓘ
exploitation of breakthroughs on the Eastern Front ⓘ |
| opponent |
Waffen-SS armoured formations
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| partOf | Red Army ⓘ |
| primaryEquipment |
KV series heavy tank
ⓘ
T-34 medium tank NERFINISHED ⓘ self-propelled guns ⓘ |
| reorganizedAs | 3rd Guards Tank Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | operational-level armoured formation ⓘ |
| status | disbanded ⓘ |
| successor | 3rd Guards Tank Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theater | Eastern Front ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 3rd Tank Army Description of subject: The 3rd Tank Army was a major Soviet armoured formation of the Red Army that played a significant role in several key Eastern Front operations during World War II.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
2nd Guards Tank Army