Arromanches-les-Bains
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Arromanches-les-Bains is a coastal town in Normandy, France, best known for its role in the D-Day landings and the remains of the Mulberry artificial harbor just offshore.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Arromanches-les-Bains canonical | 10 |
| Arromanches | 1 |
| Arromanches Mulberry Harbour remains | 1 |
| Arromanches Mulberry harbour remains | 1 |
| Arromanches beach | 1 |
| Mulberry Harbour "B" at Arromanches | 1 |
| Normandy (forward HQ, 1944) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T127919 — 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: Arromanches-les-Bains Context triple: [Gold Beach, nearestTown, Arromanches-les-Bains]
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A.
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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B.
Omaha Beach
Omaha Beach was one of the primary American landing sites in Normandy during the D-Day invasion of World War II, known for its intense combat and heavy casualties.
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C.
Le Mesnil-Amelot
Le Mesnil-Amelot is a commune in the Île-de-France region of northern France, notable for its proximity to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport.
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D.
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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E.
Bastogne
Bastogne is a town in southeastern Belgium best known for its strategic role and fierce fighting during World War II’s Battle of the Bulge.
- 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: Arromanches-les-Bains Target entity description: Arromanches-les-Bains is a coastal town in Normandy, France, best known for its role in the D-Day landings and the remains of the Mulberry artificial harbor just offshore.
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A.
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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B.
Omaha Beach
Omaha Beach was one of the primary American landing sites in Normandy during the D-Day invasion of World War II, known for its intense combat and heavy casualties.
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C.
Le Mesnil-Amelot
Le Mesnil-Amelot is a commune in the Île-de-France region of northern France, notable for its proximity to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport.
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D.
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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E.
Bastogne
Bastogne is a town in southeastern Belgium best known for its strategic role and fierce fighting during World War II’s Battle of the Bulge.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal town
ⓘ
commune ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| governedBy | municipal council ⓘ |
| hasAttraction |
D-Day Museum of Arromanches
ⓘ
surface form:
Arromanches 360 circular cinema
clifftop viewpoints over artificial harbor ⓘ |
| hasClimate | oceanic climate ⓘ |
| hasCommemoration | annual D-Day remembrance events ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
fishing
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
coastal cliffs
ⓘ
sandy beach ⓘ |
| hasHeritage |
World War II memorials
ⓘ
remains of wartime engineering works ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalEvent |
construction of Mulberry B harbor in 1944
ⓘ
use as Allied supply port after D-Day ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| hasMuseum | D-Day Museum of Arromanches ⓘ |
| hasNearbyCity |
Bayeux
ⓘ
Caen ⓘ |
| hasPostalCountry | France ⓘ |
| hasRoleIn |
D-Day
ⓘ
surface form:
D-Day landings
|
| hasSite | Mulberry B artificial harbor remains ⓘ |
| hasStructure | concrete caissons offshore ⓘ |
| hasTourismType |
battlefield tourism
ⓘ
heritage tourism ⓘ seaside tourism ⓘ |
| hasViewOf | remains of Mulberry harbor caissons ⓘ |
| languageUsed | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Calvados department
ⓘ
Normandy ⓘ northwestern France ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Gold Beach ⓘ |
| locatedOn | English Channel ⓘ |
| notableFor |
World War II history
ⓘ
remains of Mulberry artificial harbor ⓘ |
| partOf |
Calvados department
ⓘ
surface form:
Bayeux arrondissement
D-Day beaches area ⓘ Normandy ⓘ
surface form:
Normandy region
|
| timeZone |
Central European Summer Time
ⓘ
Central European Time ⓘ |
| usedFor | Mulberry harbor operations after D-Day ⓘ |
| wasLandingZoneFor | British forces on D-Day ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Arromanches-les-Bains Description of subject: Arromanches-les-Bains is a coastal town in Normandy, France, best known for its role in the D-Day landings and the remains of the Mulberry artificial harbor just offshore.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mulberry Harbour "B" at Arromanches
subject surface form:
716th Infantry Division
this entity surface form:
Arromanches
this entity surface form:
Normandy (forward HQ, 1944)
this entity surface form:
Arromanches Mulberry Harbour remains
this entity surface form:
Arromanches beach
this entity surface form:
Arromanches Mulberry harbour remains