People's Commissar for Defence of the USSR
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The People's Commissar for Defence of the USSR was the top Soviet government post responsible for directing the Red Army and overseeing the military defense policy of the Soviet Union.
All labels observed (8)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1455927 — 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: People's Commissar for Defence of the USSR Context triple: [Kliment Voroshilov, positionHeld, People's Commissar for Defence of the USSR]
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A.
People's Commissar for Military and Naval Affairs of the RSFSR
The People's Commissar for Military and Naval Affairs of the RSFSR was the early Soviet government post responsible for directing the Red Army and Navy during and after the Russian Civil War.
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B.
Ministry of Defense of the USSR
The Ministry of Defense of the USSR was the central government body responsible for directing and administering the Soviet Union’s armed forces and overall military policy.
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C.
Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the USSR
The Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the USSR was the highest military authority in the Soviet Union, typically held by the General Secretary or head of state, with ultimate command over all branches of the Soviet armed forces.
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D.
Marshal of the Soviet Union
Marshal of the Soviet Union was the highest military rank in the Soviet Armed Forces, bestowed upon the most senior and distinguished commanders.
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E.
Chief of the General Staff
The Chief of the General Staff is the highest-ranking professional military officer responsible for overseeing the strategic command, planning, and operational readiness of a nation's armed forces.
- 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: People's Commissar for Defence of the USSR Target entity description: The People's Commissar for Defence of the USSR was the top Soviet government post responsible for directing the Red Army and overseeing the military defense policy of the Soviet Union.
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A.
People's Commissar for Military and Naval Affairs of the RSFSR
The People's Commissar for Military and Naval Affairs of the RSFSR was the early Soviet government post responsible for directing the Red Army and Navy during and after the Russian Civil War.
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B.
Ministry of Defense of the USSR
The Ministry of Defense of the USSR was the central government body responsible for directing and administering the Soviet Union’s armed forces and overall military policy.
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C.
Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the USSR
The Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the USSR was the highest military authority in the Soviet Union, typically held by the General Secretary or head of state, with ultimate command over all branches of the Soviet armed forces.
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D.
Marshal of the Soviet Union
Marshal of the Soviet Union was the highest military rank in the Soviet Armed Forces, bestowed upon the most senior and distinguished commanders.
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E.
Chief of the General Staff
The Chief of the General Staff is the highest-ranking professional military officer responsible for overseeing the strategic command, planning, and operational readiness of a nation's armed forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cabinet position
ⓘ
defence ministry position ⓘ government office ⓘ |
| abolished | 1946 ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Soviet Union
ⓘ
surface form:
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
|
| category |
Defence ministers of the Soviet Union
ⓘ
Soviet government ⓘ
surface form:
Government of the Soviet Union
Military history of the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| domain |
military affairs
ⓘ
national security ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
Red Army
ⓘ
Soviet Air Forces ⓘ Soviet Navy ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Stalin era ⓘ |
| inception | 1934 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Russian ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Russian SFSR
ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
|
| nativeLabel |
People's Commissar for Defence of the USSR
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Народный комиссар обороны СССР
|
| officeHolder |
Aleksandr Vasilevsky
ⓘ
Dmitry Ustinov ⓘ Georgy Zhukov ⓘ Joseph Stalin ⓘ Kliment Voroshilov ⓘ Leon Trotsky ⓘ Mikhail Frunze ⓘ Nikolai Bulganin ⓘ Nikolai Kuznetsov NERFINISHED ⓘ Semyon Timoshenko ⓘ |
| officeType | minister of defence ⓘ |
| partOf |
Council of People's Commissars
ⓘ
surface form:
Council of People's Commissars of the USSR
|
| precededBy | Revolutionary Military Council of the Republic (as supreme military authority) ⓘ |
| rank | senior government official ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
People's Commissar for Defence of the USSR
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Minister of Defence of the USSR
|
| replaces | People's Commissar for Military and Naval Affairs of the USSR ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
military defence policy of the Soviet Union
ⓘ
strategic direction of the Red Army ⓘ |
| scopeOfAuthority |
armed forces command
ⓘ
national defence ⓘ |
| seat | Moscow ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Council of People's Commissars
ⓘ
surface form:
Council of People's Commissars of the USSR
State Defence Committee ⓘ |
| supervises |
Soviet High Command
ⓘ
surface form:
General Staff of the Red Army
People's Commissariat for Military and Naval Affairs of the USSR ⓘ
surface form:
People's Commissariat of Defence of the USSR
|
| usedBy | Soviet government ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: People's Commissar for Defence of the USSR Description of subject: The People's Commissar for Defence of the USSR was the top Soviet government post responsible for directing the Red Army and overseeing the military defense policy of the Soviet Union.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the USSR
→
supervises
→
People's Commissar for Defence of the USSR
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
Minister of Defense of the USSR
this entity surface form:
Minister of Defence of the Soviet Union
this entity surface form:
Commander-in-Chief of the Red Army
this entity surface form:
Commander-in-Chief of the Red Army
this entity surface form:
Minister of Defense of the Soviet Union
People's Commissar for Defence of the USSR
→
replacedBy
→
People's Commissar for Defence of the USSR
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
Minister of Defence of the USSR
People's Commissar for Defence of the USSR
→
nativeLabel
→
People's Commissar for Defence of the USSR
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
Народный комиссар обороны СССР
this entity surface form:
Minister of Defense of the USSR
this entity surface form:
Minister of Defense of the USSR
subject surface form:
Dmitry Yazov
this entity surface form:
Minister of Defence of the Soviet Union
this entity surface form:
Minister of Defense of the Soviet Union
Deputy People’s Commissar of Defense of the USSR
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subordinateTo
→
People's Commissar for Defence of the USSR
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
People’s Commissar of Defense of the USSR