L'Armée des ombres
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L'Armée des ombres is a 1943 novel by Joseph Kessel that portrays the clandestine activities and moral struggles of the French Resistance during World War II.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| L'Armée des ombres canonical | 7 |
| L’Armée des ombres | 3 |
| Army of Shadows (novel) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6009128 — 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: L'Armée des ombres Context triple: [Joseph Kessel, notableWork, L'Armée des ombres]
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A.
Les Rayons et les Ombres
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B.
Los heraldos negros
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C.
Tombland
Tombland is a historical crime novel by C.J. Sansom featuring lawyer-detective Matthew Shardlake, set amid the political and social unrest of 16th-century England.
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D.
Dragondrums
Dragondrums is a science fantasy novel by Anne McCaffrey set in the Dragonriders of Pern universe, following the adventures of the young harper Piemur as he discovers new roles and dangers on Pern.
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E.
Black Shawl
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- 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: L'Armée des ombres Target entity description: L'Armée des ombres is a 1943 novel by Joseph Kessel that portrays the clandestine activities and moral struggles of the French Resistance during World War II.
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A.
Les Rayons et les Ombres
Les Rayons et les Ombres is a poetry collection by Victor Hugo that reflects his Romantic style and explores themes of light, shadow, memory, and political engagement.
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B.
Los heraldos negros
Los heraldos negros is a seminal early 20th-century poetry collection by Peruvian writer César Vallejo, noted for its existential anguish and innovative modernist style.
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C.
Tombland
Tombland is a historical crime novel by C.J. Sansom featuring lawyer-detective Matthew Shardlake, set amid the political and social unrest of 16th-century England.
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D.
Dragondrums
Dragondrums is a science fantasy novel by Anne McCaffrey set in the Dragonriders of Pern universe, following the adventures of the young harper Piemur as he discovers new roles and dangers on Pern.
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E.
Black Shawl
Black Shawl was the Oglala Lakota wife of the famed war leader Crazy Horse, known primarily through her association with his life and legacy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II novel
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film ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| author | Joseph Kessel ⓘ |
| authorNationality | French ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Joseph Kessel's experiences in the French Resistance
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L'Armée des ombres ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
France
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France ⓘ |
| depicts |
French Resistance fighters
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Gestapo repression ⓘ underground networks ⓘ |
| director | Jean-Pierre Melville ⓘ |
| form | prose ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fiction
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resistance literature ⓘ war novel ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Army of Shadows (film)
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linked to:
Army of Shadows
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| hasCharacterType |
Gestapo agents
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informers ⓘ resistance fighters ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | French Resistance literature ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
French Resistance
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betrayal ⓘ clandestine activities ⓘ loyalty ⓘ moral dilemmas ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploration of ethical ambiguity in wartime
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realistic portrayal of resistance activities ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| originalTitle | L'Armée des ombres ⓘ |
| placeOfAction | occupied France ⓘ |
| publicationContext | German occupation of France ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1943 ⓘ |
| setInCountry | France ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
psychological impact of resistance
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resistance to Nazi occupation ⓘ underground warfare ⓘ |
| timeOfAction | early 1940s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: L'Armée des ombres Description of subject: L'Armée des ombres is a 1943 novel by Joseph Kessel that portrays the clandestine activities and moral struggles of the French Resistance during World War II.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: L'Armée des ombres
subject linked to:
Kessel
linked to: L'Armée des ombres
subject linked to:
L'Armée des ombres
linked to: L'Armée des ombres
linked to: L'Armée des ombres