SHD
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SHD is the French Defence Historical Service, the national institution responsible for preserving and providing access to France’s military archives and historical records.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| SHD canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10471548 — 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: SHD Context triple: [Service historique de la Défense, shortName, SHD]
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SHF
SHF is the National Rail station code for Sheffield railway station, a major rail hub in South Yorkshire, England.
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B.
SH
SH is the common abbreviation for Södertörn University, a higher education institution located in the Stockholm region of Sweden.
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C.
SH
SH is the vehicle registration code for the Swiss canton of Schaffhausen.
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D.
Sh1
Sh1 is a Georgian mountain road route that traverses the Goderdzi Pass, connecting regions across the Lesser Caucasus.
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SHH
SHH is the railway station code used to identify Shanghai South Railway Station in China’s rail network.
- 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: SHD Target entity description: SHD is the French Defence Historical Service, the national institution responsible for preserving and providing access to France’s military archives and historical records.
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A.
SHF
SHF is the National Rail station code for Sheffield railway station, a major rail hub in South Yorkshire, England.
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B.
SH
SH is the common abbreviation for Södertörn University, a higher education institution located in the Stockholm region of Sweden.
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C.
SH
SH is the vehicle registration code for the Swiss canton of Schaffhausen.
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D.
Sh1
Sh1 is a Georgian mountain road route that traverses the Goderdzi Pass, connecting regions across the Lesser Caucasus.
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E.
SHH
SHH is the railway station code used to identify Shanghai South Railway Station in China’s rail network.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French government agency
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military archive institution ⓘ |
| archivesType |
air force archives
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defence administration archives ⓘ gendarmerie archives ⓘ military archives ⓘ naval archives ⓘ |
| collectionIncludes |
maps and plans
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operational records of French armed forces ⓘ personnel files of military staff ⓘ photographs and iconographic documents ⓘ records from major French conflicts ⓘ technical and logistical documentation ⓘ war diaries and unit journals ⓘ |
| collectionPeriod |
19th century
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Ancien Régime ⓘ Cold War era ⓘ
linked to:
Cold War
World War I ⓘ World War II ⓘ contemporary period ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| fullName | Service historique de la Défense ⓘ |
| hasBranch |
SHD site at Brest
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SHD site at Caen ⓘ SHD site at Cherbourg ⓘ SHD site at Châtellerault ⓘ SHD site at Lorient ⓘ SHD site at Pau ⓘ SHD site at Rochefort ⓘ SHD site at Toulon ⓘ SHD site at Vincennes ⓘ |
| hasRole |
preservation of French military archives
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providing access to France’s military historical records ⓘ supporting historical research on French armed forces ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Vincennes, France ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | French Armed Forces ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| mainSite | Château de Vincennes ⓘ |
| mission |
contribute to the dissemination of French military history
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ensure conservation of defence archives ⓘ facilitate public access to military historical sources ⓘ organize and describe military archival holdings ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Ministry of the Armed Forces of France ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
Ministère des Armées
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linked to:
Ministry of the Armed Forces of France
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| providesService |
historical expertise for public authorities
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online archival catalogues ⓘ publications on military history ⓘ reading room access for researchers ⓘ reprography and digitization services ⓘ |
| scope | national ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: SHD Description of subject: SHD is the French Defence Historical Service, the national institution responsible for preserving and providing access to France’s military archives and historical records.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.