Soviet 11th Guards Army
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The Soviet 11th Guards Army was an elite Red Army formation that played a key role on the Eastern Front in World War II, particularly in the final offensives against Nazi Germany in East Prussia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Soviet 11th Guards Army canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5966712 — 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: Soviet 11th Guards Army Context triple: [Battle of Königsberg, attacker, Soviet 11th Guards Army]
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A.
Soviet 12th Army
The Soviet 12th Army was a Red Army field formation that fought on the Eastern Front in the early stages of World War II, notably during the 1941 campaigns against the German invasion.
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B.
Soviet 51st Army
The Soviet 51st Army was a Red Army field formation that played a key defensive role on the Eastern Front in World War II, particularly in the battles around Stalingrad and the southern sector.
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C.
Soviet 62nd Army
The Soviet 62nd Army was a Red Army field formation renowned for its pivotal and stubborn defense of Stalingrad during World War II, which played a crucial role in turning the tide on the Eastern Front.
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D.
Soviet 13th Army
The Soviet 13th Army was a Red Army field formation that fought on the Eastern Front in World War II, notably participating in major defensive and offensive operations against German forces.
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E.
Soviet 64th Army
The Soviet 64th Army was a Red Army field formation that played a key defensive and offensive role on the southern flank of the Soviet forces during the Battle of Stalingrad in 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: Soviet 11th Guards Army Target entity description: The Soviet 11th Guards Army was an elite Red Army formation that played a key role on the Eastern Front in World War II, particularly in the final offensives against Nazi Germany in East Prussia.
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A.
Soviet 12th Army
The Soviet 12th Army was a Red Army field formation that fought on the Eastern Front in the early stages of World War II, notably during the 1941 campaigns against the German invasion.
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B.
Soviet 51st Army
The Soviet 51st Army was a Red Army field formation that played a key defensive role on the Eastern Front in World War II, particularly in the battles around Stalingrad and the southern sector.
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C.
Soviet 62nd Army
The Soviet 62nd Army was a Red Army field formation renowned for its pivotal and stubborn defense of Stalingrad during World War II, which played a crucial role in turning the tide on the Eastern Front.
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D.
Soviet 13th Army
The Soviet 13th Army was a Red Army field formation that fought on the Eastern Front in World War II, notably participating in major defensive and offensive operations against German forces.
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E.
Soviet 64th Army
The Soviet 64th Army was a Red Army field formation that played a key defensive and offensive role on the southern flank of the Soviet forces during the Battle of Stalingrad in World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Guards formation
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field army ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
ⓘ
linked to:
Soviet Union
|
| conflict |
Eastern Front (World War II)
ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Front
Second World War ⓘ
linked to:
World War II
|
| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| describedAs | elite Red Army formation ⓘ |
| garrisonAfterWar | Kaliningrad Oblast ⓘ |
| hasHonorific | Guards ⓘ |
| hasReputation | highly experienced formation by 1945 ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
contributed to collapse of German defenses in East Prussia
ⓘ
helped secure Soviet control over former East Prussian territory ⓘ |
| locationOfOperations |
East Prussia
ⓘ
Königsberg area ⓘ
linked to:
Königsberg
|
| militaryBranch |
Soviet Army
ⓘ
linked to:
Red Army
|
| notableFor |
capture of Königsberg
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final offensives against Nazi Germany ⓘ heavy fighting in East Prussian fortified regions ⓘ operations in East Prussia in 1944–1945 ⓘ participation in the East Prussian Offensive ⓘ |
| opponent |
Nazi Germany
ⓘ
Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Königsberg
ⓘ
East Prussian Offensive ⓘ |
| partOf |
Red Army
ⓘ
Soviet Ground Forces ⓘ |
| precededBy | 16th Army ⓘ |
| primaryEnemyForces |
German Army Group Centre
ⓘ
linked to:
Army Group Centre
German Army Group North ⓘ
linked to:
Army Group North
|
| role |
breakthrough and exploitation formation
ⓘ
offensive operations ⓘ |
| theater | Eastern Front ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
World War II
ⓘ
final phase of the Second World War in Europe ⓘ |
| type | combined arms army ⓘ |
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Subject: Soviet 11th Guards Army Description of subject: The Soviet 11th Guards Army was an elite Red Army formation that played a key role on the Eastern Front in World War II, particularly in the final offensives against Nazi Germany in East Prussia.
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