4th Panzer Division

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Panzer division Wehrmacht military unit

The 4th Panzer Division was a German Wehrmacht armored division that played a key role in early World War II blitzkrieg campaigns, including the invasion of Poland and France.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
4. Dywizja Pancerna (Niemcy)	2
German 4th Panzer Division	2
4th Panzer Division canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1299012 — 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: 4th Panzer Division
Context triple: [Battle of Mokra, germanUnit, 4th Panzer Division]

A. 2nd Panzer Division
The 2nd Panzer Division was a German Wehrmacht armored division in World War II that fought in major campaigns including the invasions of Poland, France, and the Soviet Union.
B. 7th Panzer Division
The 7th Panzer Division was a German Wehrmacht armored division in World War II, famed for its rapid, surprise offensives in France under Erwin Rommel that earned it the nickname "Ghost Division."
C. 1st Panzer Division
The 1st Panzer Division was a prominent German armored division of the Wehrmacht in World War II, noted for its major role in early Blitzkrieg campaigns and later defensive battles on both the Eastern and Western Fronts.
D. 15th Panzer Division
The 15th Panzer Division was a German Wehrmacht armored division of the Afrika Korps that fought in North Africa during World War II, notably in major battles against British and Commonwealth forces.
E. 21st Panzer Division
The 21st Panzer Division was a German Wehrmacht armored division that fought in North Africa under Rommel’s Afrika Korps during 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: 4th Panzer Division
Target entity description: The 4th Panzer Division was a German Wehrmacht armored division that played a key role in early World War II blitzkrieg campaigns, including the invasion of Poland and France.

A. 2nd Panzer Division
The 2nd Panzer Division was a German Wehrmacht armored division in World War II that fought in major campaigns including the invasions of Poland, France, and the Soviet Union.
B. 7th Panzer Division
The 7th Panzer Division was a German Wehrmacht armored division in World War II, famed for its rapid, surprise offensives in France under Erwin Rommel that earned it the nickname "Ghost Division."
C. 1st Panzer Division
The 1st Panzer Division was a prominent German armored division of the Wehrmacht in World War II, noted for its major role in early Blitzkrieg campaigns and later defensive battles on both the Eastern and Western Fronts.
D. 15th Panzer Division
The 15th Panzer Division was a German Wehrmacht armored division of the Afrika Korps that fought in North Africa during World War II, notably in major battles against British and Commonwealth forces.
E. 21st Panzer Division
The 21st Panzer Division was a German Wehrmacht armored division that fought in North Africa under Rommel’s Afrika Korps during World War II.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Panzer division ⓘ Wehrmacht military unit ⓘ
branch	German Army ⓘ surface form: German Army (Heer)
country	Nazi Germany ⓘ
disbandedIn	1945 ⓘ
engagedAgainst	British Expeditionary Force ⓘ French Army ⓘ Polish Army ⓘ Red Army ⓘ surface form: Soviet Red Army
equipment	Panzer I tanks ⓘ Panzer II ⓘ surface form: Panzer II tanks Panzer III ⓘ surface form: Panzer III tanks Panzer IV tanks ⓘ armored personnel carriers ⓘ assault guns ⓘ
fate	destroyed in final battles of World War II ⓘ
formedAt	Würzburg ⓘ
formedOn	10 November 1938 ⓘ
garrison	Würzburg ⓘ
hadComponent	anti-tank battalion ⓘ artillery regiment ⓘ engineer battalion ⓘ motorized infantry regiments ⓘ reconnaissance battalion ⓘ tank regiments ⓘ
militaryDoctrine	blitzkrieg ⓘ
notableFor	key role in early blitzkrieg campaigns ⓘ rapid armored thrusts in France ⓘ rapid armored thrusts in Poland ⓘ
participatedIn	Battle of France ⓘ surface form: Battle of Belgium Battle of Kursk ⓘ Battle of Moscow ⓘ Battle of the Bzura ⓘ Warsaw Uprising ⓘ surface form: Defense of Warsaw 1944–1945 Defensive battles in Ukraine ⓘ Eastern Front ⓘ surface form: Eastern Front (World War II) Final battles in East Prussia ⓘ Battle of France ⓘ surface form: Invasion of France Invasion of Poland ⓘ Operation Barbarossa ⓘ
partOf	Wehrmacht ⓘ
role	breakthrough and exploitation ⓘ offensive armored operations ⓘ
subordinateTo	Army Group Centre ⓘ surface form: Army Group Center Army Group North ⓘ Army Group South ⓘ various Panzer corps on Eastern Front ⓘ
timePeriod	World War II ⓘ
typeOfUnit	armored division ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Mokra → germanUnit → 4th Panzer Division ⓘ

Bitwa pod Mokrą → opponent → 4th Panzer Division ⓘ

this entity surface form: 4. Dywizja Pancerna (Niemcy)

Bitwa pod Mokrą → attacker → 4th Panzer Division ⓘ

this entity surface form: 4. Dywizja Pancerna (Niemcy)

Battle of Gembloux (1940) → forceInvolved → 4th Panzer Division ⓘ

this entity surface form: German 4th Panzer Division

Battle of Tomaszów Mazowiecki (1939) → hasParticipant → 4th Panzer Division ⓘ