Landing at Arawe
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Landing at Arawe was a World War II amphibious assault by Allied forces on the southern coast of New Britain in December 1943, conducted primarily to secure airfield sites and divert Japanese attention from larger operations in the region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Landing at Arawe canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1374139 — 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: Landing at Arawe Context triple: [Battle of Cape Gloucester, precededBy, Landing at Arawe]
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A.
The Landing
The Landing is a waterfront dining and entertainment district within Disney Springs at Walt Disney World, featuring themed restaurants, bars, and shops.
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B.
Punga Mare
Punga Mare is a large hydrocarbon sea composed mainly of liquid methane and ethane located near the north pole of Saturn’s moon Titan.
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C.
The Landings
The Landings is a residential neighborhood that forms one of the planned subdivisions within the Burke Centre community in Fairfax County, Virginia.
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D.
The Island of the Pelicans
The Island of the Pelicans is a place name referring to a pelican-inhabited island, known in Spanish as “La Isla de los Alcatraces.”
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E.
Orongo
Orongo is a ceremonial stone village and archaeological site on Easter Island, best known for its role in the Birdman cult and its dramatic clifftop setting overlooking the ocean.
- 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: Landing at Arawe Target entity description: Landing at Arawe was a World War II amphibious assault by Allied forces on the southern coast of New Britain in December 1943, conducted primarily to secure airfield sites and divert Japanese attention from larger operations in the region.
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A.
The Landing
The Landing is a waterfront dining and entertainment district within Disney Springs at Walt Disney World, featuring themed restaurants, bars, and shops.
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B.
Punga Mare
Punga Mare is a large hydrocarbon sea composed mainly of liquid methane and ethane located near the north pole of Saturn’s moon Titan.
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C.
The Landings
The Landings is a residential neighborhood that forms one of the planned subdivisions within the Burke Centre community in Fairfax County, Virginia.
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D.
The Island of the Pelicans
The Island of the Pelicans is a place name referring to a pelican-inhabited island, known in Spanish as “La Isla de los Alcatraces.”
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E.
Orongo
Orongo is a ceremonial stone village and archaeological site on Easter Island, best known for its role in the Birdman cult and its dramatic clifftop setting overlooking the ocean.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II amphibious assault
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military operation ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
establishing a base for PT boat operations
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weakening Japanese defensive posture on New Britain ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Arawe landings ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Allied forces
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Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Japanese forces
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| commandedBy |
South West Pacific Area
ⓘ
surface form:
Allied South West Pacific Area command
|
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Australia
ⓘ
Japan ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | December 1943 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1943-12-16 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Cape Gloucester ⓘ |
| front |
Southwest Pacific theatre of World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
South West Pacific Front
|
| hasCasualties |
Allied forces
ⓘ
Japanese forces ⓘ |
| involves |
United States Army
ⓘ
Marine expeditionary force ⓘ
surface form:
United States Marine Corps amphibious units
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| location |
Arawe
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New Britain ⓘ Territory of New Guinea ⓘ southern coast of New Britain ⓘ |
| objective |
divert Japanese attention from larger operations
ⓘ
secure airfield sites ⓘ support Allied operations on New Britain ⓘ |
| operationType |
amphibious landing
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diversionary attack ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Japanese Seventeenth Army
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surface form:
Japanese 17th Army
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| partOf |
New Britain campaign
ⓘ
Southwest Pacific theatre of World War II ⓘ
surface form:
South West Pacific theatre of World War II
|
| result | Allied victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1943-12-15 ⓘ |
| strategicContext |
part of Allied advance along the New Guinea–New Britain axis
ⓘ
preliminary operation to the Cape Gloucester landings ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Royal Australian Air Force
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United States Army Air Forces ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ |
| theatre | Pacific War ⓘ |
| used |
air support
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amphibious landing craft ⓘ naval gunfire support ⓘ |
| year | 1943 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Landing at Arawe Description of subject: Landing at Arawe was a World War II amphibious assault by Allied forces on the southern coast of New Britain in December 1943, conducted primarily to secure airfield sites and divert Japanese attention from larger operations in the region.
Referenced by (1)
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