U-boat U-211
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U-boat U-211 was a German Type VIIC submarine of the Kriegsmarine that operated in the Battle of the Atlantic during World War II, attacking Allied convoys before being lost in 1943.
All labels observed (1)
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| U-boat U-211 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20261655 — 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: U-boat U-211 Context triple: [HMS Firedrake, sunkBy, U-boat U-211]
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A.
German U-boat U-20
German U-boat U-20 was an Imperial German Navy submarine from World War I, best known for torpedoing the British ocean liner RMS Lusitania in 1915, an event that significantly influenced public opinion against Germany.
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German submarine U-205
German submarine U-205 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine that operated in the Mediterranean during World War II, engaging Allied naval forces before being sunk in 1943.
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German submarine U-410
German submarine U-410 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine that conducted several patrols in the Mediterranean during World War II, sinking multiple Allied vessels.
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D.
German submarine U-96
German submarine U-96 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany’s Kriegsmarine in World War II, best known as the real-life inspiration for the novel and film "Das Boot."
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E.
German U-boat U-47
German U-boat U-47 was a World War II German submarine commanded by Günther Prien, best known for its daring and highly successful 1939 raid into the British naval base at Scapa Flow.
- 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: U-boat U-211 Target entity description: U-boat U-211 was a German Type VIIC submarine of the Kriegsmarine that operated in the Battle of the Atlantic during World War II, attacking Allied convoys before being lost in 1943.
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A.
German U-boat U-20
German U-boat U-20 was an Imperial German Navy submarine from World War I, best known for torpedoing the British ocean liner RMS Lusitania in 1915, an event that significantly influenced public opinion against Germany.
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B.
German submarine U-205
German submarine U-205 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine that operated in the Mediterranean during World War II, engaging Allied naval forces before being sunk in 1943.
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C.
German submarine U-410
German submarine U-410 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine that conducted several patrols in the Mediterranean during World War II, sinking multiple Allied vessels.
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D.
German submarine U-96
German submarine U-96 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany’s Kriegsmarine in World War II, best known as the real-life inspiration for the novel and film "Das Boot."
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E.
German U-boat U-47
German U-boat U-47 was a World War II German submarine commanded by Günther Prien, best known for its daring and highly successful 1939 raid into the British naval base at Scapa Flow.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.