II Corps
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II Corps was a major field formation of the British Army that saw significant service in both World War I and World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| II Corps canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8096233 — 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: II Corps Context triple: [II Corps (British Army), nickname, II Corps]
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II Corps
II Corps was a major field formation of the Ottoman Army that played a significant role in several key campaigns during World War I.
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III Corps
III Corps is a major U.S. Army tactical formation that has historically commanded multiple divisions in large-scale operations, including under General Patton’s Third Army in World War II.
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III Corps
III Corps was a major French military formation of the Napoleonic Wars, commanded at various times by marshals such as Davout and Ney and engaged in several key campaigns across Europe.
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III Corps
III Corps was a major field formation of the Ottoman Army that played a significant role in several key campaigns during World War I.
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E.
III Corps
III Corps is a major field formation of the Indian Army responsible for operations in parts of India’s northeastern region.
- 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: II Corps Target entity description: II Corps was a major field formation of the British Army that saw significant service in both World War I and World War II.
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II Corps
II Corps was a major field formation of the Ottoman Army that played a significant role in several key campaigns during World War I.
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B.
III Corps
III Corps is a major U.S. Army tactical formation that has historically commanded multiple divisions in large-scale operations, including under General Patton’s Third Army in World War II.
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C.
III Corps
III Corps is a major field formation of the Indian Army responsible for operations in parts of India’s northeastern region.
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D.
III Corps
III Corps was a major Union Army field formation in the American Civil War, noted for its controversial role and heavy losses at the Battle of Gettysburg.
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E.
III Corps
III Corps was a major field formation of the Ottoman Army that played a significant role in several key campaigns during World War I.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | British Army corps ⓘ |
| allegiance | British Crown ⓘ |
| component |
artillery units of the British Army
ⓘ
engineer units of the British Army ⓘ infantry divisions of the British Army ⓘ support and service units ⓘ |
| conflict |
First World War
ⓘ
linked to:
World War I
Second World War ⓘ
linked to:
World War II
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| engagement |
Battle of Arras (1917)
ⓘ
Battle of Loos ⓘ Battle of Mons ⓘ Battle of the Somme ⓘ First Battle of Ypres ⓘ First Battle of the Marne ⓘ German Spring Offensive (1918) ⓘ Great Retreat (1914) ⓘ Hundred Days Offensive ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| formationDate | 1914 ⓘ |
| garrisonLabel | Peacetime headquarters varied ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Lieutenant-General Sir Alan Brooke
ⓘ
linked to:
Alan Brooke
Lieutenant-General Sir Bernard Montgomery ⓘ
linked to:
Bernard Montgomery
Lieutenant-General Sir Charles Fergusson ⓘ Lieutenant-General Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien ⓘ
linked to:
Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien
|
| notableEvent |
covered the British Expeditionary Force withdrawal to Dunkirk in 1940
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participated in the retreat to the Marne in 1914 ⓘ took part in the liberation of Western Europe in 1944–1945 ⓘ |
| partOf | British Expeditionary Force ⓘ |
| role | field corps headquarters ⓘ |
| service |
World War I
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World War II ⓘ |
| size | corps ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Army-level formations of the British Army
ⓘ
British Army high command ⓘ |
| theatre |
North-West Europe
ⓘ
linked to:
Northwest Europe
Western Front (World War I) ⓘ
linked to:
Western Front
Western Front (World War II) ⓘ
linked to:
Western Front of World War II
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| type | field corps ⓘ |
| worldWarIIEngagement |
Battle of France (1940)
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of France
Dunkirk evacuation ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Dunkirk
North-West Europe Campaign (1944–1945) ⓘ
linked to:
North-West Europe campaign
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: II Corps Description of subject: II Corps was a major field formation of the British Army that saw significant service in both World War I and World War II.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.