8th Army (Soviet Union)
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The 8th Army (Soviet Union) was a major Red Army field formation that fought on the Eastern Front in World War II, particularly in the Baltic and Leningrad regions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 8th Army (Soviet Union) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: 8th Army (Soviet Union) Context triple: [Battle of Tannenberg Line, attackingForce, 8th Army (Soviet Union)]
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8th Guards Army
The 8th Guards Army was an elite Soviet Red Army formation renowned for its pivotal role in World War II, particularly in the Battle of Stalingrad and subsequent offensives into Eastern Europe and Germany.
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Soviet 18th Army
The Soviet 18th Army was a Red Army field formation that fought on the Eastern Front during World War II, notably participating in early defensive and later offensive operations against German forces.
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C.
8th Army (Wehrmacht)
The 8th Army (Wehrmacht) was a major field army of Nazi Germany’s Heer that fought primarily on the Eastern Front during World War II, notably in large encirclement and defensive battles against the Red Army.
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D.
Soviet 9th Army
The Soviet 9th Army was a Red Army field formation that fought on the Eastern Front in World War II, notably participating in early defensive and later offensive operations against German and Axis forces.
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E.
Soviet 5th Army
The Soviet 5th Army was a major Red Army field formation that played a significant role on the Eastern Front during World War II, participating in key offensives against Nazi Germany.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: 8th Army (Soviet Union) Target entity description: The 8th Army (Soviet Union) was a major Red Army field formation that fought on the Eastern Front in World War II, particularly in the Baltic and Leningrad regions.
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A.
8th Guards Army
The 8th Guards Army was an elite Soviet Red Army formation renowned for its pivotal role in World War II, particularly in the Battle of Stalingrad and subsequent offensives into Eastern Europe and Germany.
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B.
Soviet 18th Army
The Soviet 18th Army was a Red Army field formation that fought on the Eastern Front during World War II, notably participating in early defensive and later offensive operations against German forces.
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C.
8th Army (Wehrmacht)
The 8th Army (Wehrmacht) was a major field army of Nazi Germany’s Heer that fought primarily on the Eastern Front during World War II, notably in large encirclement and defensive battles against the Red Army.
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D.
Soviet 9th Army
The Soviet 9th Army was a Red Army field formation that fought on the Eastern Front in World War II, notably participating in early defensive and later offensive operations against German and Axis forces.
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E.
Soviet 5th Army
The Soviet 5th Army was a major Red Army field formation that played a significant role on the Eastern Front during World War II, participating in key offensives against Nazi Germany.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | field army ⓘ |
| activeDuring | World War II ⓘ |
| allegiance | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
8th Red Army
ⓘ
8th Soviet Army ⓘ
linked to:
Soviet 8th Army
|
| branch |
Workers' and Peasants' Red Army
ⓘ
linked to:
Red Army
|
| 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 ⓘ |
| engagedAgainst |
Finnish Army
ⓘ
Nazi Germany ⓘ Wehrmacht Army Group North ⓘ
linked to:
Army Group North
|
| frontAssignment |
Baltic Fronts
ⓘ
linked to:
Baltic Front
Leningrad Front ⓘ
linked to:
Leningrad Front (Soviet Union)
Northwestern Front ⓘ Volkhov Front ⓘ
linked to:
Soviet Volkhov Front
|
| garrisonOrHQ |
Leningrad Front area
ⓘ
linked to:
Leningrad Front (Soviet Union)
|
| historicalEra | 20th century ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | Russian ⓘ |
| militaryBranchType | land forces ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defensive fighting in the Leningrad area
ⓘ
offensive operations in the Baltic States in 1944 ⓘ |
| notableOperation |
Baltic Operation (1941)
ⓘ
linked to:
Defense of the Baltic States (1941)
Leningrad Strategic Defensive Operation ⓘ Leningrad–Novgorod Offensive ⓘ Moonsund Landing Operation ⓘ Narva Offensive (1944) ⓘ
linked to:
Narva offensive
Soviet invasion of Estonia (1940) ⓘ
linked to:
Soviet occupation of the Baltic states
Tallinn Offensive (1944) ⓘ
linked to:
Tallinn offensive (1944)
Winter War ⓘ |
| partOf | Red Army ⓘ |
| regionOfOperations |
Baltic region
ⓘ
linked to:
Baltic Sea region
Estonia ⓘ Karelian Isthmus ⓘ Latvia ⓘ Leningrad region ⓘ
linked to:
Leningrad Oblast
Lithuania ⓘ |
| role | frontline ground combat formation ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Soviet High Command (Stavka)
ⓘ
linked to:
Soviet High Command
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| theater | Eastern Front ⓘ |
| type | combined arms army ⓘ |
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Subject: 8th Army (Soviet Union) Description of subject: The 8th Army (Soviet Union) was a major Red Army field formation that fought on the Eastern Front in World War II, particularly in the Baltic and Leningrad regions.
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