Trasimene Line
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The Trasimene Line was a German defensive line in central Italy during World War II, established after the Winter Line was breached to delay the Allied advance toward the Gothic Line.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Trasimene Line canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7443653 — 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: Trasimene Line Context triple: [Winter Line, followedBy, Trasimene Line]
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A.
Trebbia
Trebbia is a river in northern Italy known for its scenic valley in the Apennines and as the site of the historic Battle of the Trebbia during the Second Punic War.
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B.
Rome-Arno
Rome-Arno was a major World War II Allied campaign in Italy that involved advancing from the liberation of Rome northward toward the Arno River against German forces.
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C.
Hydaspes River
The Hydaspes River, now known as the Jhelum River in modern Pakistan, is historically renowned as the site of Alexander the Great’s famous battle against King Porus in 326 BCE.
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D.
Volturno Line
The Volturno Line was a German World War II defensive fortification system in southern Italy, designed to slow the Allied advance after the invasion of the Italian mainland.
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E.
Vallis Clausa
Vallis Clausa is the Latin name meaning “closed valley,” historically used for the area around the Vaucluse spring in southeastern France.
- 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: Trasimene Line Target entity description: The Trasimene Line was a German defensive line in central Italy during World War II, established after the Winter Line was breached to delay the Allied advance toward the Gothic Line.
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A.
Trebbia
Trebbia is a river in northern Italy known for its scenic valley in the Apennines and as the site of the historic Battle of the Trebbia during the Second Punic War.
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B.
Rome-Arno
Rome-Arno was a major World War II Allied campaign in Italy that involved advancing from the liberation of Rome northward toward the Arno River against German forces.
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C.
Hydaspes River
The Hydaspes River, now known as the Jhelum River in modern Pakistan, is historically renowned as the site of Alexander the Great’s famous battle against King Porus in 326 BCE.
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D.
Volturno Line
The Volturno Line was a German World War II defensive fortification system in southern Italy, designed to slow the Allied advance after the invasion of the Italian mainland.
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E.
Vallis Clausa
Vallis Clausa is the Latin name meaning “closed valley,” historically used for the area around the Vaucluse spring in southeastern France.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | German defensive line ⓘ |
| belligerent | Germany ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| controlledBy | German Army ⓘ |
| country | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| engagedBy |
British Eighth Army
ⓘ
U.S. Fifth Army ⓘ |
| establishedAfter | breach of Winter Line ⓘ |
| follows | Winter Line ⓘ |
| function | temporary defensive position ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Italy ⓘ |
| location | central Italy ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Lake Trasimene
ⓘ
linked to:
Lake Trasimeno
|
| opponent | Allied forces ⓘ |
| partOf |
Italian Campaign
ⓘ
linked to:
Italian campaign
series of German defensive lines in Italy ⓘ |
| precedes | Gothic Line ⓘ |
| purpose |
defensive barrier
ⓘ
delay Allied advance ⓘ |
| region |
Marche
ⓘ
linked to:
Marche region
Tuscany ⓘ Umbria ⓘ |
| status | abandoned ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
protect withdrawal to Gothic Line
ⓘ
slow Allied advance in Italy ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1944 ⓘ |
| usedBy |
German Fourteenth Army
ⓘ
German Tenth Army ⓘ Wehrmacht ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Trasimene Line Description of subject: The Trasimene Line was a German defensive line in central Italy during World War II, established after the Winter Line was breached to delay the Allied advance toward the Gothic Line.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.