56th Armored Infantry Battalion
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The 56th Armored Infantry Battalion was a U.S. Army armored infantry unit that served in the European Theater during World War II as part of the 12th Armored Division.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 56th Armored Infantry Battalion canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11289089 — 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: 56th Armored Infantry Battalion Context triple: [Edward A. Carter Jr., unit, 56th Armored Infantry Battalion]
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61st Armored Infantry Battalion
The 61st Armored Infantry Battalion was a U.S. Army mechanized infantry unit that served as a key combat element of the 10th Armored Division during World War II.
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B.
63rd Armored Infantry Battalion
The 63rd Armored Infantry Battalion was a World War II U.S. Army mechanized infantry unit that served as a combat component of the 11th Armored Division in the European Theater.
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C.
51st Armored Infantry Battalion
The 51st Armored Infantry Battalion was a U.S. Army mechanized infantry unit that served as a key combat element of the famed 4th Armored Division during World War II.
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D.
54th Armored Infantry Battalion
The 54th Armored Infantry Battalion was a U.S. Army mechanized infantry unit that served as part of the 10th Armored Division during World War II.
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E.
53rd Armored Infantry Battalion
The 53rd Armored Infantry Battalion was a U.S. Army mechanized infantry unit that served as part of the famed 4th Armored Division during World War II.
- 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: 56th Armored Infantry Battalion Target entity description: The 56th Armored Infantry Battalion was a U.S. Army armored infantry unit that served in the European Theater during World War II as part of the 12th Armored Division.
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A.
61st Armored Infantry Battalion
The 61st Armored Infantry Battalion was a U.S. Army mechanized infantry unit that served as a key combat element of the 10th Armored Division during World War II.
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B.
63rd Armored Infantry Battalion
The 63rd Armored Infantry Battalion was a World War II U.S. Army mechanized infantry unit that served as a combat component of the 11th Armored Division in the European Theater.
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C.
51st Armored Infantry Battalion
The 51st Armored Infantry Battalion was a U.S. Army mechanized infantry unit that served as a key combat element of the famed 4th Armored Division during World War II.
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D.
54th Armored Infantry Battalion
The 54th Armored Infantry Battalion was a U.S. Army mechanized infantry unit that served as part of the 10th Armored Division during World War II.
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E.
53rd Armored Infantry Battalion
The 53rd Armored Infantry Battalion was a U.S. Army mechanized infantry unit that served as part of the famed 4th Armored Division during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Army unit
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World War II military unit ⓘ armored infantry battalion ⓘ |
| allegiance |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| associatedConflict |
European land campaigns of World War II
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linked to:
European theatre of World War II
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| associatedWith | U.S. armored divisions in World War II ⓘ |
| branch | United States Army ⓘ |
| category | U.S. World War II armored infantry battalions ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| garrisonCountry |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| hasNumber | 56 ⓘ |
| militaryBranchType | armored forces ⓘ |
| notableFor | service in the European Theater during World War II ⓘ |
| parentFormation |
United States Army Armored Force
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linked to:
U.S. Armored Force
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| participatedIn | Allied operations in Western Europe ⓘ |
| partOf | 12th Armored Division ⓘ |
| role | mechanized infantry ⓘ |
| service |
United States Army ground forces
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linked to:
U.S. Army Ground Forces
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| sideInConflict | Allies of World War II ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | combat command of 12th Armored Division ⓘ |
| theater | European Theater of Operations ⓘ |
| type | armored infantry ⓘ |
| unitSize | battalion ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 56th Armored Infantry Battalion Description of subject: The 56th Armored Infantry Battalion was a U.S. Army armored infantry unit that served in the European Theater during World War II as part of the 12th Armored Division.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.