Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport
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The Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport is a Swiss federal ministry responsible for national defense, civil protection, and the promotion of sports.
All labels observed (6)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T616642 — 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: Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport Context triple: [Swiss federal government, supervises, Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport]
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A.
Department of National Defence
The Department of National Defence is the Canadian government department responsible for national security policy, defence administration, and supporting the operations of the Canadian Armed Forces.
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B.
Department of Defence (Australia)
The Department of Defence (Australia) is the federal government department responsible for managing the Australian Defence Force and overseeing the nation’s defence policy, strategy, and military operations.
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C.
Ministry of Defence of Finland
The Ministry of Defence of Finland is the government body responsible for formulating Finland’s defence policy and overseeing the country’s military and national security affairs.
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D.
Ministry of the Armed Forces of France
The Ministry of the Armed Forces of France is the French government department responsible for national defense policy, military planning, and oversight of all branches of the French Armed Forces.
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E.
Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation
The Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation is the central government body responsible for formulating and implementing Russia’s military policy, overseeing its armed forces, and managing national defense.
- 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: Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport Target entity description: The Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport is a Swiss federal ministry responsible for national defense, civil protection, and the promotion of sports.
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A.
Department of National Defence
The Department of National Defence is the Canadian government department responsible for national security policy, defence administration, and supporting the operations of the Canadian Armed Forces.
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B.
Department of Defence (Australia)
The Department of Defence (Australia) is the federal government department responsible for managing the Australian Defence Force and overseeing the nation’s defence policy, strategy, and military operations.
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C.
Ministry of Defence of Finland
The Ministry of Defence of Finland is the government body responsible for formulating Finland’s defence policy and overseeing the country’s military and national security affairs.
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D.
Ministry of the Armed Forces of France
The Ministry of the Armed Forces of France is the French government department responsible for national defense policy, military planning, and oversight of all branches of the French Armed Forces.
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E.
Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation
The Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation is the central government body responsible for formulating and implementing Russia’s military policy, overseeing its armed forces, and managing national defense.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Swiss federal department
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ministry of defence ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
DDPS
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DDPS (English) ⓘ VBS ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| hasRole |
coordination of civil protection at federal level
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implementation of Swiss security policy (military and civil protection) ⓘ promotion of elite and mass sports in Switzerland ⓘ |
| hasSubdivision |
Defence
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Federal Office for Civil Protection ⓘ Federal Office of Sport ⓘ Planning and Support Staff ⓘ armasuisse ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.vbs.admin.ch ⓘ |
| headedBy | Federal Councillor ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Bern ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
ⓘ
surface form:
Swiss Confederation
|
| languageOfName |
French
ⓘ
German ⓘ Italian ⓘ |
| legalForm | federal executive department ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Dipartimento federale della difesa, della protezione della popolazione e dello sport
Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Département fédéral de la défense, de la protection de la population et des sports
Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Eidgenössisches Departement für Verteidigung, Bevölkerungsschutz und Sport
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| oversees |
Defence sector of Switzerland
ⓘ
Federal Office for Civil Protection ⓘ Federal Office of Sport ⓘ National Emergency Operations Centre (Switzerland) ⓘ Swiss Armed Forces ⓘ armasuisse ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Swiss Federal Council ⓘ |
| partOf |
Swiss federal government
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surface form:
Federal Administration of Switzerland
executive branch of the Swiss Confederation ⓘ |
| predecessor | Federal Military Department ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
Swiss Armed Forces
ⓘ
civil defence ⓘ civil protection ⓘ national defence ⓘ national security policy (military dimension) ⓘ population protection ⓘ promotion of sport ⓘ sports policy at federal level ⓘ |
| sector |
civil protection
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defence ⓘ sport ⓘ |
| usesAcronym |
DDPS
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VBS ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport Description of subject: The Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport is a Swiss federal ministry responsible for national defense, civil protection, and the promotion of sports.
Referenced by (39)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Swiss Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport
Federal Department of Foreign Affairs
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collaboratesWith
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Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport
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Federal Department of Justice and Police
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cooperatesWith
→
Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport
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Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport
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nativeName
→
Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Eidgenössisches Departement für Verteidigung, Bevölkerungsschutz und Sport
Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport
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nativeName
→
Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Département fédéral de la défense, de la protection de la population et des sports
Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport
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nativeName
→
Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Dipartimento federale della difesa, della protezione della popolazione e dello sport
Logistics Base of the Armed Forces
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subordinateTo
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Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport
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this entity surface form:
Swiss Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport
this entity surface form:
Eidgenössisches Departement für Verteidigung, Bevölkerungsschutz und Sport
this entity surface form:
Eidgenössisches Departement für Verteidigung, Bevölkerungsschutz und Sport
this entity surface form:
Département fédéral de la défense, de la protection de la population et des sports
this entity surface form:
Dipartimento federale della difesa, della protezione della popolazione e dello sport
this entity surface form:
Departament federal da defensiun, protecziun da la populaziun e sport
this entity surface form:
Eidgenössisches Departement für Verteidigung, Bevölkerungsschutz und Sport
this entity surface form:
Département fédéral de la défense, de la protection de la population et des sports
this entity surface form:
Dipartimento federale della difesa, della protezione della popolazione e dello sport
this entity surface form:
Departament federal da defensiun, protecziun da la populaziun e sport
this entity surface form:
Eidgenössisches Departement für Verteidigung, Bevölkerungsschutz und Sport
this entity surface form:
Département fédéral de la défense, de la protection de la population et des sports
this entity surface form:
Dipartimento federale della difesa, della protezione della popolazione e dello sport
Federal Office for Civil Protection
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partOf
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Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport
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Federal Office of Sport
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subordinateTo
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Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport
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National Emergency Operations Centre (Switzerland)
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partOf
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Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport
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subject surface form:
Federal Office for Civil Protection
Federal Military Department
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reorganizedInto
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Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport
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Federal Military Department
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supersededBy
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Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport
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Federal Military Department
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hasSuccessorAgency
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Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport
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Swiss Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
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parentOrganization
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Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport
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subject surface form:
Swiss Armed Forces
Special Forces Command
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operatesUnder
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Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport
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this entity surface form:
Swiss Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport