Hlinka Guard
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The Hlinka Guard was a fascist paramilitary organization in the Slovak State during World War II, known for its collaboration with Nazi Germany and participation in the persecution of Jews and political opponents.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hlinka Guard canonical | 6 |
| Hlinka Guard Emergency Divisions | 1 |
| Hlinka Guard leadership | 1 |
| Hlinka Guard youth units | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T425707 — 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: Hlinka Guard Context triple: [Slovak National Uprising, opponent, Hlinka Guard]
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A.
Slovak Ice Hockey Federation
The Slovak Ice Hockey Federation is the national governing body responsible for organizing, developing, and overseeing ice hockey activities and competitions in Slovakia.
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B.
IIHF Hall of Fame
The IIHF Hall of Fame is an international institution that recognizes and commemorates players, builders, and officials who have made outstanding contributions to the sport of ice hockey worldwide.
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C.
Czechoslovakia men's national ice hockey team
The Czechoslovakia men's national ice hockey team was the former unified national team of Czechoslovakia and one of the world’s leading international ice hockey powers throughout much of the 20th century.
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D.
Ondrej Nepela Arena
Ondrej Nepela Arena is a major ice hockey and multi-purpose indoor arena in Bratislava, Slovakia, known for hosting top-level international hockey events and serving as a key venue for the sport in the country.
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E.
Tsukki
Tsukki is one of the official mascots of the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, depicted as a stylized snow owl representing the moon and winter night.
- 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: Hlinka Guard Target entity description: The Hlinka Guard was a fascist paramilitary organization in the Slovak State during World War II, known for its collaboration with Nazi Germany and participation in the persecution of Jews and political opponents.
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A.
Slovak Ice Hockey Federation
The Slovak Ice Hockey Federation is the national governing body responsible for organizing, developing, and overseeing ice hockey activities and competitions in Slovakia.
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B.
IIHF Hall of Fame
The IIHF Hall of Fame is an international institution that recognizes and commemorates players, builders, and officials who have made outstanding contributions to the sport of ice hockey worldwide.
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C.
Czechoslovakia men's national ice hockey team
The Czechoslovakia men's national ice hockey team was the former unified national team of Czechoslovakia and one of the world’s leading international ice hockey powers throughout much of the 20th century.
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D.
Ondrej Nepela Arena
Ondrej Nepela Arena is a major ice hockey and multi-purpose indoor arena in Bratislava, Slovakia, known for hosting top-level international hockey events and serving as a key venue for the sport in the country.
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E.
Tsukki
Tsukki is one of the official mascots of the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, depicted as a stylized snow owl representing the moon and winter night.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fascist paramilitary organization
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political militia ⓘ |
| activeIn | Slovakia ⓘ |
| alignedWith |
Hlinka's Slovak People's Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Hlinka Slovak People's Party
|
| alliedWith | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| commandStructure | paramilitary hierarchy ⓘ |
| country |
Slovak Republic (1939–1945)
ⓘ
surface form:
Slovak State
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| dissolved | 1945 ⓘ |
| founded | 1938 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
World War II
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interwar period ⓘ |
| ideology |
Slovak nationalism
ⓘ
anti-communism ⓘ antisemitism ⓘ authoritarianism ⓘ clerical fascism ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Italian Blackshirt divisions
ⓘ
surface form:
Italian Blackshirts
Sturmabteilung ⓘ
surface form:
Nazi SA
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| involvedIn |
Holocaust in Slovakia
ⓘ
Slovakization policies against minorities ⓘ |
| legacy |
associated with war crimes and crimes against humanity
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considered a collaborationist organization ⓘ |
| legalStatus | state-sanctioned organization in the Slovak State ⓘ |
| loyalTo |
Jozef Tiso
ⓘ
surface form:
President Jozef Tiso
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| namedAfter | Andrej Hlinka ⓘ |
| notoriousFor |
pogroms and antisemitic actions
ⓘ
violence against civilians ⓘ |
| opposed |
Czechoslovak democracy
ⓘ
communist movement ⓘ liberal and left-wing parties ⓘ |
| partOf | political system of the Slovak State ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | far-right ⓘ |
| role |
collaboration with German occupation authorities
ⓘ
enforcement arm of the Hlinka Slovak People's Party ⓘ maintenance of internal security for the Slovak State ⓘ participation in deportations of Jews from Slovakia ⓘ participation in the persecution of Jews ⓘ participation in the persecution of political opponents ⓘ support of the authoritarian regime of Jozef Tiso ⓘ suppression of resistance and opposition ⓘ |
| statusAfterWar | banned after 1945 ⓘ |
| subOrganization |
Hlinka Guard
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Hlinka Guard Emergency Divisions
Hlinka Guard self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Hlinka Guard youth units
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| supported | creation of an independent Slovak State in 1939 ⓘ |
| symbol | double cross emblem ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | party militia ⓘ |
| uniform | black uniforms ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hlinka Guard Description of subject: The Hlinka Guard was a fascist paramilitary organization in the Slovak State during World War II, known for its collaboration with Nazi Germany and participation in the persecution of Jews and political opponents.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hlinka Guard Emergency Divisions
this entity surface form:
Hlinka Guard youth units
this entity surface form:
Hlinka Guard leadership