General Raoul Salan
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General Raoul Salan was a prominent French army officer known for his leadership in the First Indochina War and his later role in the Algerian War, including participation in the 1961 Algiers putsch.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| General Raoul Salan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4332459 — 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: General Raoul Salan Context triple: [French Far East Expeditionary Corps, notableCommander, General Raoul Salan]
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A.
Marshal Bertrand Clausel
Marshal Bertrand Clausel was a French military leader and marshal of the First French Empire who distinguished himself in the Napoleonic Wars, particularly on the Iberian Peninsula.
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B.
General François Sevez
General François Sevez was a French Army officer best known for his role in World War II, including serving as a senior representative during key German surrender proceedings.
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C.
General Thierry Burkhard
General Thierry Burkhard is a French Army officer who served as Chief of the Defence Staff and played a leading role in France’s modern overseas military operations, including counterterrorism efforts in the Sahel.
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D.
Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque
Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque was a prominent French general of World War II, renowned for leading Free French forces in the liberation of France and later serving as a key military commander in postwar French colonial conflicts.
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E.
Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
Jean de Lattre de Tassigny was a prominent French Army general of World War II who became one of France’s most celebrated military leaders and represented the country at the German Instrument of Surrender in 1945.
- 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: General Raoul Salan Target entity description: General Raoul Salan was a prominent French army officer known for his leadership in the First Indochina War and his later role in the Algerian War, including participation in the 1961 Algiers putsch.
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A.
Marshal Bertrand Clausel
Marshal Bertrand Clausel was a French military leader and marshal of the First French Empire who distinguished himself in the Napoleonic Wars, particularly on the Iberian Peninsula.
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B.
General François Sevez
General François Sevez was a French Army officer best known for his role in World War II, including serving as a senior representative during key German surrender proceedings.
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C.
General Thierry Burkhard
General Thierry Burkhard is a French Army officer who served as Chief of the Defence Staff and played a leading role in France’s modern overseas military operations, including counterterrorism efforts in the Sahel.
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D.
Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque
Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque was a prominent French general of World War II, renowned for leading Free French forces in the liberation of France and later serving as a key military commander in postwar French colonial conflicts.
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E.
Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
Jean de Lattre de Tassigny was a prominent French Army general of World War II who became one of France’s most celebrated military leaders and represented the country at the German Instrument of Surrender in 1945.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French army officer
ⓘ
human ⓘ military leader ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Croix de Guerre 1914–1918
ⓘ
linked to:
Croix de Guerre
Croix de Guerre 1939–1945 ⓘ
linked to:
Croix de Guerre
Croix de Guerre des Théâtres d’Opérations Extérieures ⓘ
linked to:
Croix de Guerre
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour ⓘ
linked to:
Grand Croix de la Légion d'honneur
Médaille coloniale ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Cimetière de Vaucresson, Hauts-de-Seine, France ⓘ |
| causeOfArrest | involvement in the 1961 Algiers putsch ⓘ |
| conflict |
Algerian War
ⓘ
linked to:
Algerian War of Independence
First Indochina War ⓘ Second World War ⓘ
linked to:
World War II
|
| convictedOf | attempted coup d’état ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1899-06-10 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1984-07-03 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | French ⓘ |
| event | amnestied and released from prison in the 1960s ⓘ |
| familyName | Salan ⓘ |
| givenName | Raoul ⓘ |
| ideology | French colonialism ⓘ |
| memberOf | French Army officer corps ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | French Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Army general ⓘ |
| movement | pro–French Algeria movement ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | French ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
leadership role in the Organisation armée secrète
ⓘ
participation in the 1961 Algiers putsch ⓘ |
| notableFor |
key role in the Algerian War
ⓘ
leadership in the 1961 Algiers putsch ⓘ leading French military operations in Indochina ⓘ |
| notableWork | leadership of French forces in the First Indochina War ⓘ |
| occupation |
general
ⓘ
soldier ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
1961 Algiers putsch
ⓘ
linked to:
Algiers putsch of 1961
|
| placeOfBirth | Roquecourbe, Tarn, France ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Paris, France
ⓘ
linked to:
Paris
|
| positionHeld |
Commander-in-chief in Algeria
ⓘ
Commander-in-chief of French forces in Indochina ⓘ Inspector general of the French Army ⓘ |
| sentence | life imprisonment ⓘ |
| serviceNumber | French officer service record (exact number not widely cited) ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: General Raoul Salan Description of subject: General Raoul Salan was a prominent French army officer known for his leadership in the First Indochina War and his later role in the Algerian War, including participation in the 1961 Algiers putsch.
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