314th Field Artillery Battalion
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The 314th Field Artillery Battalion was a U.S. Army artillery unit that served as part of the 80th Infantry Division, providing fire support in major World War II European campaigns.
All labels observed (1)
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| 314th Field Artillery Battalion canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11156769 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 314th Field Artillery Battalion Context triple: [80th Infantry Division, component, 314th Field Artillery Battalion]
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313th Field Artillery Battalion
The 313th Field Artillery Battalion was a U.S. Army artillery unit that served as part of the 80th Infantry Division, providing fire support in major World War II European campaigns.
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224th Field Artillery Battalion
The 224th Field Artillery Battalion was a U.S. Army artillery unit that provided fire support as part of the 29th Infantry Division, notably during World War II operations in the European Theater.
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C.
231st Armored Field Artillery Battalion
The 231st Armored Field Artillery Battalion was a U.S. Army World War II unit that provided mobile armored artillery support as part of the 6th Armored Division in the European Theater.
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94th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
The 94th Armored Field Artillery Battalion was a U.S. Army World War II unit that provided mobile armored artillery support as part of the famed 4th Armored Division in the European Theater.
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E.
128th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
The 128th Armored Field Artillery Battalion was a U.S. Army World War II artillery unit that provided mobile, armored fire support as part of the 6th Armored Division in the European Theater.
- 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: 314th Field Artillery Battalion Target entity description: The 314th Field Artillery Battalion was a U.S. Army artillery unit that served as part of the 80th Infantry Division, providing fire support in major World War II European campaigns.
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A.
313th Field Artillery Battalion
The 313th Field Artillery Battalion was a U.S. Army artillery unit that served as part of the 80th Infantry Division, providing fire support in major World War II European campaigns.
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B.
224th Field Artillery Battalion
The 224th Field Artillery Battalion was a U.S. Army artillery unit that provided fire support as part of the 29th Infantry Division, notably during World War II operations in the European Theater.
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C.
231st Armored Field Artillery Battalion
The 231st Armored Field Artillery Battalion was a U.S. Army World War II unit that provided mobile armored artillery support as part of the 6th Armored Division in the European Theater.
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D.
94th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
The 94th Armored Field Artillery Battalion was a U.S. Army World War II unit that provided mobile armored artillery support as part of the famed 4th Armored Division in the European Theater.
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E.
128th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
The 128th Armored Field Artillery Battalion was a U.S. Army World War II artillery unit that provided mobile, armored fire support as part of the 6th Armored Division in the European Theater.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Army unit
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World War II military unit ⓘ field artillery battalion ⓘ |
| allegiance |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| alsoKnownAs | 314th FA Battalion ⓘ |
| associatedWith | U.S. Third Army operations in Europe ⓘ |
| branch | United States Army ⓘ |
| campaigns | major European campaigns of World War II ⓘ |
| category | U.S. Army field artillery battalions of World War II ⓘ |
| classification | U.S. Army divisional artillery battalion ⓘ |
| combatRole | fire support ⓘ |
| combatService | front-line artillery support in Europe ⓘ |
| commandStructure | United States Army European Theater of Operations ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| engagement | European campaigns with the 80th Infantry Division ⓘ |
| equipmentType | towed artillery pieces ⓘ |
| era |
World War II era
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linked to:
World War II
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| forceType | conventional ground forces ⓘ |
| functionInDivision | divisional artillery support ⓘ |
| garrisonCountryDuringWWII | United States of America ⓘ |
| higherCommand |
XX Corps (U.S. Army) during parts of World War II
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linked to:
XX Corps
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| historicalPeriod | 1939–1945 global conflict ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | contributed artillery support to U.S. advances in Europe during World War II ⓘ |
| militaryBranchType | artillery ⓘ |
| militarySpecialty | field artillery fire direction and delivery ⓘ |
| mission | to provide artillery fire in support of maneuver units ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableTheater |
Western Front in Europe
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linked to:
Western Front of World War II
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| operatedUnderDoctrine | U.S. Army field artillery doctrine of World War II ⓘ |
| operationalEnvironment | European land warfare ⓘ |
| operationalStatusDuringWWII | active ⓘ |
| organizationalLevel | battalion ⓘ |
| participatedIn | liberation operations in Western Europe ⓘ |
| partOf | 80th Infantry Division ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | indirect fire support ⓘ |
| role | field artillery ⓘ |
| service |
United States Army Ground Forces
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linked to:
U.S. Army Ground Forces
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| subordinateTo | 80th Infantry Division artillery ⓘ |
| supportedFormation |
80th Infantry Division
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U.S. infantry regiments of the 80th Infantry Division ⓘ |
| supportedOperations | offensive and defensive operations of the 80th Infantry Division ⓘ |
| theater | European Theater of Operations ⓘ |
| typeOfArtillery | field artillery ⓘ |
| unitType | combat support unit ⓘ |
| usedCapabilities | indirect fire, counter-battery fire, preparatory bombardment ⓘ |
| usedIn | combined arms operations with infantry and armor ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: 314th Field Artillery Battalion Description of subject: The 314th Field Artillery Battalion was a U.S. Army artillery unit that served as part of the 80th Infantry Division, providing fire support in major World War II European campaigns.
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