Viet Cong 272nd Regiment
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The Viet Cong 272nd Regiment was a main force communist infantry unit that operated in South Vietnam, particularly active in large-scale engagements against U.S. and allied forces during the Vietnam War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Viet Cong 272nd Regiment canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22676591 — 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: Viet Cong 272nd Regiment Context triple: [Operation Crimp, primaryEnemyForce, Viet Cong 272nd Regiment]
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A.
Viet Cong 1st Regiment
The Viet Cong 1st Regiment was a key main-force communist military unit in the Vietnam War, noted for its early large-scale engagement against U.S. Marines and South Vietnamese forces.
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B.
Viet Minh 312th Division
The Viet Minh 312th Division was a key infantry formation of the Vietnamese revolutionary forces, noted for its major role in campaigns against French colonial troops during the First Indochina War.
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C.
Viet Minh 304th Division
The Viet Minh 304th Division was a key regular infantry division of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam’s army, noted for its major role in early First Indochina War campaigns against French forces.
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D.
Viet Minh 308th Division
The Viet Minh 308th Division was one of the first and most elite regular infantry divisions of the Viet Minh, playing a key role in major engagements against French colonial forces during the First Indochina War.
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E.
Viet Minh 320th Division
The Viet Minh 320th Division was a major infantry formation of the Vietnamese communist-led independence movement that played a key combat role against French colonial forces during the First Indochina War.
- 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: Viet Cong 272nd Regiment Target entity description: The Viet Cong 272nd Regiment was a main force communist infantry unit that operated in South Vietnam, particularly active in large-scale engagements against U.S. and allied forces during the Vietnam War.
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A.
Viet Cong 1st Regiment
The Viet Cong 1st Regiment was a key main-force communist military unit in the Vietnam War, noted for its early large-scale engagement against U.S. Marines and South Vietnamese forces.
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B.
Viet Minh 312th Division
The Viet Minh 312th Division was a key infantry formation of the Vietnamese revolutionary forces, noted for its major role in campaigns against French colonial troops during the First Indochina War.
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C.
Viet Minh 304th Division
The Viet Minh 304th Division was a key regular infantry division of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam’s army, noted for its major role in early First Indochina War campaigns against French forces.
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D.
Viet Minh 308th Division
The Viet Minh 308th Division was one of the first and most elite regular infantry divisions of the Viet Minh, playing a key role in major engagements against French colonial forces during the First Indochina War.
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E.
Viet Minh 320th Division
The Viet Minh 320th Division was a major infantry formation of the Vietnamese communist-led independence movement that played a key combat role against French colonial forces during the First Indochina War.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.