Hobart's Funnies
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Hobart's Funnies were a series of specialized, modified tanks used by British forces in World War II to overcome battlefield obstacles during amphibious assaults, most famously on D-Day.
All labels observed (1)
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| Hobart's Funnies canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13722209 — 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: Hobart's Funnies Context triple: [Percy Hobart, notableWork, Hobart's Funnies]
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A.
The Higgins Bedford
The Higgins Bedford is a cultural complex and art gallery in Bedford, England, housing collections of fine and decorative arts, local history, and the former Cecil Higgins Art Gallery and Bedford Museum.
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B.
British Force 136
British Force 136 was a World War II special operations unit of the British Special Operations Executive that organized, trained, and supported resistance movements in Japanese-occupied Southeast Asia.
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C.
Ferret armoured cars
Ferret armoured cars are British-built light armoured scout vehicles widely used for reconnaissance and internal security duties from the 1950s through the late 20th century.
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D.
Higgins boat landing craft
The Higgins boat landing craft is a World War II amphibious vessel used extensively by Allied forces to land troops and equipment on hostile beaches during operations such as D-Day.
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E.
Hudson Mk I
The Hudson Mk I was an early British-operated variant of the Lockheed Hudson light bomber and maritime patrol aircraft used at the beginning of 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: Hobart's Funnies Target entity description: Hobart's Funnies were a series of specialized, modified tanks used by British forces in World War II to overcome battlefield obstacles during amphibious assaults, most famously on D-Day.
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A.
The Higgins Bedford
The Higgins Bedford is a cultural complex and art gallery in Bedford, England, housing collections of fine and decorative arts, local history, and the former Cecil Higgins Art Gallery and Bedford Museum.
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B.
British Force 136
British Force 136 was a World War II special operations unit of the British Special Operations Executive that organized, trained, and supported resistance movements in Japanese-occupied Southeast Asia.
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C.
Ferret armoured cars
Ferret armoured cars are British-built light armoured scout vehicles widely used for reconnaissance and internal security duties from the 1950s through the late 20th century.
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D.
Higgins boat landing craft
The Higgins boat landing craft is a World War II amphibious vessel used extensively by Allied forces to land troops and equipment on hostile beaches during operations such as D-Day.
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E.
Hudson Mk I
The Hudson Mk I was an early British-operated variant of the Lockheed Hudson light bomber and maritime patrol aircraft used at the beginning of World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Percy Hobart