13th Army
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The 13th Army was a field army of the Soviet Red Army that fought on the Eastern Front during World War II, notably in the early defensive battles against the German invasion.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 13th Army canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5405951 — 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: 13th Army Context triple: [Battle of Białystok–Minsk, SovietFormation, 13th Army]
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A.
12th Army
The 12th Army was a German Wehrmacht field army active during World War II, notably involved in the invasions of the Balkans and later in defensive operations on the Eastern Front.
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B.
18th Army
The 18th Army was a field army of Nazi Germany’s Wehrmacht that fought primarily on the Eastern Front during World War II, notably in the siege and blockade of Leningrad.
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C.
4th Army
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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D.
16th Army
The 16th Army was a major field army of the Soviet Red Army that played significant roles in key Eastern Front operations during World War II.
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E.
16th Army
The 16th Army was a field army of the German Wehrmacht that fought primarily on the Eastern Front during World War II, notably in the northern sector including the siege of Leningrad.
- 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: 13th Army Target entity description: The 13th Army was a field army of the Soviet Red Army that fought on the Eastern Front during World War II, notably in the early defensive battles against the German invasion.
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A.
12th Army
The 12th Army was a German Wehrmacht field army active during World War II, notably involved in the invasions of the Balkans and later in defensive operations on the Eastern Front.
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B.
18th Army
The 18th Army was a field army of Nazi Germany’s Wehrmacht that fought primarily on the Eastern Front during World War II, notably in the siege and blockade of Leningrad.
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C.
4th Army
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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D.
16th Army
The 16th Army was a major field army of the Soviet Red Army that played significant roles in key Eastern Front operations during World War II.
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E.
16th Army
The 16th Army was a field army of the German Wehrmacht that fought primarily on the Eastern Front during World War II, notably in the northern sector including the siege of Leningrad.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | field army ⓘ |
| activeDuring | World War II ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
ⓘ
linked to:
Soviet Union
|
| branch | Ground forces ⓘ |
| commander |
Fyodor Remezov
ⓘ
Konstantin Rokossovsky ⓘ Nikolai Pukhov ⓘ |
| component |
armored units
ⓘ
artillery units ⓘ rifle divisions ⓘ support units ⓘ |
| conflict |
Eastern Front (World War II)
ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Front
Second World War ⓘ
linked to:
World War II
|
| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| disbandedAfter | end of World War II in Europe ⓘ |
| engagement |
battles against the German invasion of the USSR
ⓘ
counteroffensives following German advances ⓘ defense of the Soviet western border in 1941 ⓘ defensive operations in 1941 ⓘ |
| formationType | combined-arms army ⓘ |
| frontAssignment |
1st Belorussian Front
ⓘ
Bryansk Front ⓘ
linked to:
Red Army Bryansk Front
Central Front ⓘ Western Front (Red Army) ⓘ |
| garrisonDuringWar | field-deployed (no permanent peacetime garrison) ⓘ |
| higherCommand | Stavka of the Red Army ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Great Patriotic War
ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Front of World War II
|
| languageOfCommand | Russian ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Soviet Ground Forces ⓘ |
| notableEngagement |
Battle of Kursk
ⓘ
Kursk salient defensive operations ⓘ
linked to:
Kursk defensive operations
|
| notableFor |
early defensive battles against Operation Barbarossa
ⓘ
participation in major Soviet offensives from 1943 onward ⓘ sustained combat on central sector of Eastern Front ⓘ |
| operation |
Belorussian strategic offensive operations
ⓘ
Berlin strategic offensive operation ⓘ
linked to:
Soviet Berlin Offensive Operation
Operation Bagration ⓘ Vistula–Oder Offensive ⓘ |
| opponent |
Nazi Germany
ⓘ
Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| partOf | Red Army ⓘ |
| role | field army-level formation ⓘ |
| side | Allies of World War II ⓘ |
| status | disbanded ⓘ |
| theater | Eastern Front ⓘ |
| typeOfUnit | operational-strategic formation ⓘ |
| usedDoctrine | Soviet deep operations doctrine ⓘ |
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Subject: 13th Army Description of subject: The 13th Army was a field army of the Soviet Red Army that fought on the Eastern Front during World War II, notably in the early defensive battles against the German invasion.
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