Pointe du Hoc
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Pointe du Hoc is a prominent cliff-top promontory on the Normandy coast of France, famous as a key site of the D-Day landings where U.S. Army Rangers scaled its cliffs to assault German fortifications.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pointe du Hoc canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T753619 — 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: Pointe du Hoc Context triple: [Omaha Beach, near, Pointe du Hoc]
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A.
Utah Beach
Utah Beach was one of the five main Allied landing sites in Normandy during the D-Day invasion of World War II, located on the Cotentin Peninsula and primarily assaulted by American forces.
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B.
Dieppe
Dieppe is a historic port city and seaside resort on the English Channel in northern France, known for its pebbled beaches, cliffs, and role in maritime trade and warfare.
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C.
Juno Beach
Juno Beach was one of the primary Allied landing sectors in Normandy where Canadian forces came ashore during the D-Day invasion of World War II.
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D.
Pegasus Bridge
Pegasus Bridge is a famous World War II bridge in Normandy, France, captured by British airborne forces during the D-Day landings.
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E.
Sword Beach
Sword Beach was one of the five main Allied invasion beaches in Normandy where British forces landed during the D-Day operations of 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: Pointe du Hoc Target entity description: Pointe du Hoc is a prominent cliff-top promontory on the Normandy coast of France, famous as a key site of the D-Day landings where U.S. Army Rangers scaled its cliffs to assault German fortifications.
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A.
Utah Beach
Utah Beach was one of the five main Allied landing sites in Normandy during the D-Day invasion of World War II, located on the Cotentin Peninsula and primarily assaulted by American forces.
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B.
Dieppe
Dieppe is a historic port city and seaside resort on the English Channel in northern France, known for its pebbled beaches, cliffs, and role in maritime trade and warfare.
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C.
Juno Beach
Juno Beach was one of the primary Allied landing sectors in Normandy where Canadian forces came ashore during the D-Day invasion of World War II.
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D.
Pegasus Bridge
Pegasus Bridge is a famous World War II bridge in Normandy, France, captured by British airborne forces during the D-Day landings.
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E.
Sword Beach
Sword Beach was one of the five main Allied invasion beaches in Normandy where British forces landed during the D-Day operations of World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battlefield
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cliff ⓘ promontory ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| assaultedBy |
2nd Ranger Battalion
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5th Ranger Battalion ⓘ United States Army Rangers ⓘ |
| bombardedBy |
Allied air forces
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Allied naval gunfire ⓘ |
| category |
Cliffs of Metropolitan France
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Landforms of Calvados ⓘ World War II memorials in France ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| currentUse |
historical battlefield site
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war memorial site ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | 1944-06-06 ⓘ |
| defendedBy | German 352nd Infantry Division ⓘ |
| event |
D-Day
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surface form:
D-Day landings
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| feature |
artillery casemates
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cliff face used by Rangers for assault ⓘ concrete bunkers ⓘ cratered landscape from bombardment ⓘ |
| fortifiedBy |
Wehrmacht
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surface form:
German Wehrmacht
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| geology | chalk cliffs ⓘ |
| giftedBy |
Government of France
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surface form:
French government
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| giftedFor | perpetual use as a war memorial ⓘ |
| height |
approximately 100 feet
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approximately 30 meters ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Calvados department
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Normandy ⓘ |
| locatedOn | English Channel ⓘ |
| memorial | Pointe du Hoc Ranger Monument ⓘ |
| memorialManagedBy | American Battle Monuments Commission ⓘ |
| near |
Omaha Beach
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Utah Beach ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Rangers scaling cliffs under fire
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capture of German gun positions ⓘ heavy Ranger casualties ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operation |
Operation Neptune
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Operation Overlord ⓘ |
| overlooks | sea approaches to Omaha Beach ⓘ |
| ownedBy | United States government ⓘ |
| partOf |
Battle of Normandy
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surface form:
Normandy landings
Western Front ⓘ
surface form:
Western Front of World War II
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| region | northwestern France ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
housed German coastal artillery positions
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overlooked Omaha Beach ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pointe du Hoc Description of subject: Pointe du Hoc is a prominent cliff-top promontory on the Normandy coast of France, famous as a key site of the D-Day landings where U.S. Army Rangers scaled its cliffs to assault German fortifications.
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