Evacuation of Echo Base
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The Evacuation of Echo Base is a pivotal Star Wars battle in which the Rebel Alliance flees its hidden stronghold on the ice planet Hoth under assault from the Galactic Empire.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Evacuation of Echo Base canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Evacuation of Echo Base Context triple: [Hoth, notableEvent, Evacuation of Echo Base]
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A.
Capture of Cerberus
Capture of Cerberus is the twelfth and final labor of the Greek hero Heracles, in which he must descend into the Underworld and bring back Hades’ three-headed guard dog alive.
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B.
Moonsund Landing Operation
The Moonsund Landing Operation was a World War II Soviet amphibious assault aimed at capturing the Moonsund archipelago from German forces in the Baltic Sea.
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C.
Search and Destroy
Search and Destroy is a popular competitive multiplayer mode in the Call of Duty series that centers on teams alternately attacking and defending bomb sites with no respawns per round.
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D.
Operation Anadyr
Operation Anadyr was the secret Soviet military plan in 1962 to deploy nuclear missiles and other forces to Cuba, triggering the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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E.
Operation Tidal Wave
Operation Tidal Wave was a major World War II Allied air raid targeting Romanian oil refineries at Ploiești in an effort to cripple Nazi Germany’s fuel supplies.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Evacuation of Echo Base Target entity description: The Evacuation of Echo Base is a pivotal Star Wars battle in which the Rebel Alliance flees its hidden stronghold on the ice planet Hoth under assault from the Galactic Empire.
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A.
Capture of Cerberus
Capture of Cerberus is the twelfth and final labor of the Greek hero Heracles, in which he must descend into the Underworld and bring back Hades’ three-headed guard dog alive.
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B.
Moonsund Landing Operation
The Moonsund Landing Operation was a World War II Soviet amphibious assault aimed at capturing the Moonsund archipelago from German forces in the Baltic Sea.
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C.
Search and Destroy
Search and Destroy is a popular competitive multiplayer mode in the Call of Duty series that centers on teams alternately attacking and defending bomb sites with no respawns per round.
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D.
Operation Anadyr
Operation Anadyr was the secret Soviet military plan in 1962 to deploy nuclear missiles and other forces to Cuba, triggering the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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E.
Operation Tidal Wave
Operation Tidal Wave was a major World War II Allied air raid targeting Romanian oil refineries at Ploiești in an effort to cripple Nazi Germany’s fuel supplies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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event in the Star Wars universe ⓘ fictional military conflict ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Empire Strikes Back
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surface form:
Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back
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| cause |
Imperial discovery of Echo Base
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Battle of Hoth ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial ground assault on Hoth
|
| chronology | occurs early in The Empire Strikes Back ⓘ |
| conflictBetween |
Galactic Empire
ⓘ
Rebel Alliance ⓘ |
| defensiveAction |
Rebel ground defense against Imperial walkers
ⓘ
use of ion cannon to clear escape routes ⓘ |
| factionCommander |
Darth Vader
ⓘ
General Carlist Rieekan ⓘ General Maximilian Veers ⓘ Han Solo ⓘ Princess Leia ⓘ
surface form:
Princess Leia Organa
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| featuresCharacter |
C-3PO
ⓘ
Chewbacca ⓘ Darth Vader ⓘ General Maximilian Veers ⓘ Han Solo ⓘ Luke Skywalker ⓘ Princess Leia ⓘ
surface form:
Princess Leia Organa
R2-D2 ⓘ |
| featuresTechnology |
ion cannon
ⓘ
planetary shield ⓘ turbolaser battery ⓘ |
| featuresVehicle |
AT-AT walkers
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surface form:
AT-AT walker
AT-ST walkers ⓘ
surface form:
AT-ST walker
GR-75 medium transport ⓘ Imperial Star Destroyer ⓘ Millennium Falcon ⓘ T-47 airspeeders ⓘ
surface form:
Snowspeeder
X-wing starfighter ⓘ |
| location |
Echo Base
ⓘ
Hoth ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
separates main heroes into different storylines
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sets up Luke Skywalker’s journey to Dagobah ⓘ turning point leading to Rebel dispersal ⓘ |
| objective |
evacuate Rebel personnel
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evacuate Rebel starfighters ⓘ evacuate command staff ⓘ |
| outcome |
Echo Base
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surface form:
Echo Base is abandoned
Rebel High Command escapes Hoth ⓘ Rebel fleet regroups in space ⓘ |
| partOf | Battle of Hoth ⓘ |
| result |
Galactic Empire tactical victory
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Rebel Alliance strategic withdrawal ⓘ |
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Subject: Evacuation of Echo Base Description of subject: The Evacuation of Echo Base is a pivotal Star Wars battle in which the Rebel Alliance flees its hidden stronghold on the ice planet Hoth under assault from the Galactic Empire.
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