necropolis of Vassieux-en-Vercors
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The necropolis of Vassieux-en-Vercors is a French national military cemetery and memorial honoring the resistance fighters and civilians killed during the brutal 1944 Nazi reprisals in the Vercors massif.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| necropolis of Vassieux-en-Vercors canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10513317 — 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: necropolis of Vassieux-en-Vercors Context triple: [Vercors uprising of 1944, memorialSite, necropolis of Vassieux-en-Vercors]
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A.
Graves Supérieures
Graves Supérieures is a sweet white wine appellation within Bordeaux’s Graves region, known for botrytized wines made primarily from Sémillon and Sauvignon Blanc grapes.
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B.
Douaumont Ossuary
Douaumont Ossuary is a monumental World War I memorial and cemetery in northeastern France that houses the remains of thousands of unidentified French and German soldiers who died in the Battle of Verdun.
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C.
Catacombs of Paris
The Catacombs of Paris are an extensive underground ossuary and tunnel network housing the remains of millions of Parisians, renowned as a macabre historical attraction beneath the city.
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D.
Coligny
Coligny is a prominent French noble family historically influential in politics and military affairs, particularly during the Wars of Religion.
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E.
Roche de Solutré
Roche de Solutré is a prominent limestone escarpment and prehistoric archaeological site in eastern France, renowned for its striking cliffs and Paleolithic remains.
- 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: necropolis of Vassieux-en-Vercors Target entity description: The necropolis of Vassieux-en-Vercors is a French national military cemetery and memorial honoring the resistance fighters and civilians killed during the brutal 1944 Nazi reprisals in the Vercors massif.
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A.
Graves Supérieures
Graves Supérieures is a sweet white wine appellation within Bordeaux’s Graves region, known for botrytized wines made primarily from Sémillon and Sauvignon Blanc grapes.
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B.
Douaumont Ossuary
Douaumont Ossuary is a monumental World War I memorial and cemetery in northeastern France that houses the remains of thousands of unidentified French and German soldiers who died in the Battle of Verdun.
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C.
Catacombs of Paris
The Catacombs of Paris are an extensive underground ossuary and tunnel network housing the remains of millions of Parisians, renowned as a macabre historical attraction beneath the city.
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D.
Coligny
Coligny is a prominent French noble family historically influential in politics and military affairs, particularly during the Wars of Religion.
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E.
Roche de Solutré
Roche de Solutré is a prominent limestone escarpment and prehistoric archaeological site in eastern France, renowned for its striking cliffs and Paleolithic remains.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French national military cemetery
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war memorial ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Free French Forces
NERFINISHED
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Maquis fighters NERFINISHED ⓘ Nazi occupation of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Cemeteries in Drôme
ⓘ
French national necropolises ⓘ World War II memorials in France ⓘ |
| commemorates |
French Resistance
NERFINISHED
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Maquis du Vercors NERFINISHED ⓘ victims of Nazi reprisals in 1944 ⓘ |
| commemoratesEvent |
Battle of Vercors
NERFINISHED
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German reprisals in Vercors July 1944 ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
civilians
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resistance fighters ⓘ victims of World War II ⓘ |
| hasPart |
commemorative plaques
ⓘ
individual graves ⓘ memorial monument ⓘ military cemetery ⓘ ossuary ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | national necropolis of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | post-World War II period ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
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Drôme department NERFINISHED ⓘ French Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ Vassieux-en-Vercors NERFINISHED ⓘ Vercors massif NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Vassieux-en-Vercors village
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vercors Resistance Memorial Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Vercors plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
French Ministry of the Armed Forces
NERFINISHED
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Service national des sépultures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memorialFor | victims of the destruction of Vassieux-en-Vercors village ⓘ |
| memorialType |
World War II memorial
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
resistance memorial ⓘ |
| partOf | network of French national necropolises ⓘ |
| significantPeriod | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantYear | 1944 ⓘ |
| subjectOf | commemorative ceremonies on national remembrance days ⓘ |
| theme |
civilian suffering
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resistance ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ |
| use |
burial of civilian victims
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burial of resistance fighters ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: necropolis of Vassieux-en-Vercors Description of subject: The necropolis of Vassieux-en-Vercors is a French national military cemetery and memorial honoring the resistance fighters and civilians killed during the brutal 1944 Nazi reprisals in the Vercors massif.
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