13th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
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The 13th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) was a German Army infantry formation that served on multiple fronts during World War II as part of Nazi Germany’s armed forces.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 13th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12731275 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 13th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) Context triple: [33rd Infantry Division, precededBy, 13th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)]
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A.
13th Panzer Division
The 13th Panzer Division was a German Wehrmacht armored division in World War II that fought primarily on the Eastern Front.
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B.
German 148th Infantry Division
The German 148th Infantry Division was a Wehrmacht unit that fought primarily in Italy during World War II, notably opposing the Brazilian Expeditionary Force in the final stages of the conflict.
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C.
17th Panzer Division
The 17th Panzer Division was a German Wehrmacht armored division of World War II that fought primarily on the Eastern Front.
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D.
15th Panzer Division
The 15th Panzer Division was a German Wehrmacht armored division of the Afrika Korps that fought in North Africa during World War II, notably in major battles against British and Commonwealth forces.
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E.
3rd Panzergrenadier Division
The 3rd Panzergrenadier Division was a German mechanized infantry formation of the Wehrmacht that fought on multiple fronts during World War II, including major engagements on the Western Front.
- 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 Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) Target entity description: The 13th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) was a German Army infantry formation that served on multiple fronts during World War II as part of Nazi Germany’s armed forces.
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A.
13th Panzer Division
The 13th Panzer Division was a German Wehrmacht armored division in World War II that fought primarily on the Eastern Front.
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B.
German 148th Infantry Division
The German 148th Infantry Division was a Wehrmacht unit that fought primarily in Italy during World War II, notably opposing the Brazilian Expeditionary Force in the final stages of the conflict.
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C.
17th Panzer Division
The 17th Panzer Division was a German Wehrmacht armored division of World War II that fought primarily on the Eastern Front.
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D.
15th Panzer Division
The 15th Panzer Division was a German Wehrmacht armored division of the Afrika Korps that fought in North Africa during World War II, notably in major battles against British and Commonwealth forces.
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E.
3rd Panzergrenadier Division
The 3rd Panzergrenadier Division was a German mechanized infantry formation of the Wehrmacht that fought on multiple fronts during World War II, including major engagements on the Western Front.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Wehrmacht military unit
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infantry division ⓘ |
| allegiance | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | 13. Infanterie-Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | Heer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Battle of France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eastern Front ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Front (World War II)
Invasion of Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Barbarossa NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| convertedTo | armored formation ⓘ |
| country | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| engagedAgainst |
France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formationDate | 1934 ⓘ |
| formedAs | 13th Infantry Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrison | Magdeburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | World War II ⓘ |
| ideologicalContext | Nazi Germany armed forces ⓘ |
| languageOfName | German ⓘ |
| militaryRole | infantry ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | European theatre of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Friedrich-Wilhelm von Chappuis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hans-Valentin Hube NERFINISHED ⓘ Walther Fischer von Weikersthal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | participation in early Blitzkrieg campaigns ⓘ |
| partOf |
German Army (Heer)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wehrmacht ground forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reorganizationDate | 1940 ⓘ |
| reorganizedAs | 13th Panzer Division (Wehrmacht) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | converted into armored division ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Army Group Centre
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Army Group South NERFINISHED ⓘ VIII Army Corps (Wehrmacht) NERFINISHED ⓘ XIII Army Corps (Wehrmacht) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tookPartIn |
Battle of France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Kiev (1941) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Smolensk (1941) NERFINISHED ⓘ Invasion of Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Barbarossa NERFINISHED ⓘ fighting in Russia ⓘ fighting in Ukraine ⓘ fighting on the Eastern Front ⓘ |
| type | infantry division ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 13th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) Description of subject: The 13th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) was a German Army infantry formation that served on multiple fronts during World War II as part of Nazi Germany’s armed forces.
Referenced by (1)
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