21st Brigade
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The 21st Brigade was an infantry formation of the Australian Army that served as part of the 7th Australian Division in key campaigns during the Second World War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 21st Brigade canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9019110 — 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: 21st Brigade Context triple: [7th Australian Division, componentUnit, 21st Brigade]
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20th Brigade
The 20th Brigade was an Australian Army infantry formation that served with distinction in key campaigns of the Second World War, including in North Africa and the Pacific.
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24th Brigade
The 24th Brigade was an Australian Army infantry brigade that served with distinction in key campaigns of the Second World War, including in North Africa and the Pacific.
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C.
26th Brigade
The 26th Brigade was an Australian Army infantry brigade that served with distinction in key campaigns of the Second World War, including in North Africa and the Pacific.
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15th Brigade
The 15th Brigade was an infantry formation of the New Zealand Military Forces that served as a key combat unit within the 3rd New Zealand Division during the Second World War.
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11th Brigade
The 11th Brigade is an Australian Army Reserve formation that commands several units in Queensland, including regional infantry battalions such as the 51st Battalion, Far North Queensland Regiment.
- 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: 21st Brigade Target entity description: The 21st Brigade was an infantry formation of the Australian Army that served as part of the 7th Australian Division in key campaigns during the Second World War.
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A.
20th Brigade
The 20th Brigade was an Australian Army infantry formation that served with distinction in key campaigns of the Second World War, including in North Africa and the Pacific.
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B.
24th Brigade
The 24th Brigade was an Australian Army infantry brigade that served with distinction in key campaigns of the Second World War, including in North Africa and the Pacific.
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C.
26th Brigade
The 26th Brigade was an Australian Army infantry brigade that served with distinction in key campaigns of the Second World War, including in North Africa and the Pacific.
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D.
15th Brigade
The 15th Brigade was an infantry formation of the New Zealand Military Forces that served as a key combat unit within the 3rd New Zealand Division during the Second World War.
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E.
11th Brigade
The 11th Brigade is an Australian Army Reserve formation that commands several units in Queensland, including regional infantry battalions such as the 51st Battalion, Far North Queensland Regiment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australian Army formation
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infantry brigade ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
British Empire forces
NERFINISHED
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United States forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | Australian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
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surface form:
Second World War
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| country | Australia ⓘ |
| disbanded | post-1945 ⓘ |
| era | Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrisoned |
Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Middle East NERFINISHED ⓘ New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryFormationType | brigade ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Brigadier Ivan Dougherty
NERFINISHED
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Brigadier Jack Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Axis powers
NERFINISHED
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Imperial Japanese Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Aitape–Wewak campaign
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Bardia NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Crete NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Eora Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Gona NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Isurava NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Tobruk (1941) NERFINISHED ⓘ Kokoda Track campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ New Guinea campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ North African campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Syria–Lebanon campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
7th Australian Division
NERFINISHED
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Second Australian Imperial Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| raised | 1939 ⓘ |
| role | infantry ⓘ |
| serviceNumbering | Second AIF unit (prefix 2/) ⓘ |
| subordinateUnit |
2/14th Battalion (Australia)
NERFINISHED
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2/16th Battalion (Australia) NERFINISHED ⓘ 2/27th Battalion (Australia) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theatre |
Mediterranean theatre of World War II
NERFINISHED
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Middle East NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific War NERFINISHED ⓘ South West Pacific Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: 21st Brigade Description of subject: The 21st Brigade was an infantry formation of the Australian Army that served as part of the 7th Australian Division in key campaigns during the Second World War.
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