Marinebrigade Ehrhardt
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Marinebrigade Ehrhardt was a Freikorps naval brigade of demobilized German sailors and officers that became one of the most prominent right-wing paramilitary units in post–World War I Germany.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Marinebrigade Ehrhardt canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3674071 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Marinebrigade Ehrhardt Context triple: [Kapp Putsch, participant, Marinebrigade Ehrhardt]
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A.
Coastal Brigade
The Coastal Brigade is a Finnish Navy unit responsible for coastal defense, including shore-based operations, surveillance, and support of naval forces in littoral areas.
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B.
BSF Marine Battalion
The BSF Marine Battalion is a specialized maritime unit of India’s Border Security Force responsible for patrolling and securing the country’s riverine and coastal borders.
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C.
Marine Raider Regiment
The Marine Raider Regiment is an elite U.S. Marine Corps special operations unit specializing in direct action, special reconnaissance, and counterterrorism missions worldwide.
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D.
Normandie‑Niémen Regiment
The Normandie‑Niémen Regiment was a famed Free French fighter unit that fought on the Eastern Front alongside the Soviet Air Force during World War II, becoming one of France’s most decorated air regiments.
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E.
Wiking Division
The Wiking Division was a World War II Waffen-SS armored division composed largely of foreign volunteers from several European countries, known for its combat operations on the Eastern Front.
- 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: Marinebrigade Ehrhardt Target entity description: Marinebrigade Ehrhardt was a Freikorps naval brigade of demobilized German sailors and officers that became one of the most prominent right-wing paramilitary units in post–World War I Germany.
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A.
Coastal Brigade
The Coastal Brigade is a Finnish Navy unit responsible for coastal defense, including shore-based operations, surveillance, and support of naval forces in littoral areas.
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B.
BSF Marine Battalion
The BSF Marine Battalion is a specialized maritime unit of India’s Border Security Force responsible for patrolling and securing the country’s riverine and coastal borders.
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C.
Marine Raider Regiment
The Marine Raider Regiment is an elite U.S. Marine Corps special operations unit specializing in direct action, special reconnaissance, and counterterrorism missions worldwide.
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D.
Normandie‑Niémen Regiment
The Normandie‑Niémen Regiment was a famed Free French fighter unit that fought on the Eastern Front alongside the Soviet Air Force during World War II, becoming one of France’s most decorated air regiments.
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E.
Wiking Division
The Wiking Division was a World War II Waffen-SS armored division composed largely of foreign volunteers from several European countries, known for its combat operations on the Eastern Front.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Freikorps unit
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paramilitary organization ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Baltic Sea region
ⓘ
surface form:
Baltic region
Berlin ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | post–World War I ⓘ |
| commander | Hermann Ehrhardt ⓘ |
| conflict |
German Revolution of 1918–1919
ⓘ
Kapp Putsch ⓘ Spartacist uprising ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| dissolved | early 1920s ⓘ |
| formedFrom | Imperial German Navy personnel ⓘ |
| hasMember |
demobilized German naval officers
ⓘ
demobilized German sailors ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
notorious for political violence
ⓘ
one of the most prominent Freikorps units in post–World War I Germany ⓘ |
| ideology | right-wing ⓘ |
| influenced | Organisation Consul ⓘ |
| locationOfFormation | Germany ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | naval infantry ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Hermann Ehrhardt ⓘ |
| notableEvent | participation in the Kapp Putsch of March 1920 ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Weimar Republic
ⓘ
left-wing revolutionary movements in Germany ⓘ |
| partOf |
Freikorps soldiers
ⓘ
surface form:
Freikorps
|
| politicalOrientation |
anti-communist
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nationalist ⓘ |
| relatedTo | German far-right paramilitary networks ⓘ |
| role |
protection of conservative and nationalist interests
ⓘ
suppression of left-wing uprisings ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Marinebrigade Ehrhardt Description of subject: Marinebrigade Ehrhardt was a Freikorps naval brigade of demobilized German sailors and officers that became one of the most prominent right-wing paramilitary units in post–World War I Germany.
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