Netherlands American Cemetery
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The Netherlands American Cemetery is a World War II military burial ground in the Netherlands honoring American soldiers who died in the European theater.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial | 3 |
| Netherlands American Cemetery canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T912020 — 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: Netherlands American Cemetery Context triple: [American Battle Monuments Commission, maintains, Netherlands American Cemetery]
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A.
Flanders Field American Cemetery
Flanders Field American Cemetery is a World War I military burial ground in Belgium honoring American soldiers who died in the region’s battles.
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B.
Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial
The Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial is a World War II military cemetery in Luxembourg where over 5,000 American soldiers, including General George S. Patton, are buried.
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C.
Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery
Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery is a large World War I military burial ground in France where thousands of American soldiers who fell during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive are interred.
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D.
Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial
Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial is a World War II military cemetery in France honoring American soldiers who died during the D-Day landings and subsequent operations in Normandy.
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E.
Aisne-Marne American Cemetery
Aisne-Marne American Cemetery is a World War I military burial ground in France honoring American soldiers who fought and died in the nearby battles, particularly the Second Battle of the Marne.
- 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: Netherlands American Cemetery Target entity description: The Netherlands American Cemetery is a World War II military burial ground in the Netherlands honoring American soldiers who died in the European theater.
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A.
Flanders Field American Cemetery
Flanders Field American Cemetery is a World War I military burial ground in Belgium honoring American soldiers who died in the region’s battles.
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B.
Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial
The Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial is a World War II military cemetery in Luxembourg where over 5,000 American soldiers, including General George S. Patton, are buried.
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C.
Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery
Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery is a large World War I military burial ground in France where thousands of American soldiers who fell during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive are interred.
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D.
Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial
Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial is a World War II military cemetery in France honoring American soldiers who died during the D-Day landings and subsequent operations in Normandy.
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E.
Aisne-Marne American Cemetery
Aisne-Marne American Cemetery is a World War I military burial ground in France honoring American soldiers who fought and died in the nearby battles, particularly the Second Battle of the Marne.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II cemetery
ⓘ
military cemetery ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Netherlands American Cemetery
ⓘ
surface form:
Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial
|
| architecturalStyle | modern classical memorial design ⓘ |
| burialNationality |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| cemeteryArea | about 65 acres ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| dedicated | 1946 ⓘ |
| established | 1944 ⓘ |
| governingTreaty | agreement between the United States and the Netherlands ⓘ |
| hasAnnualCeremony |
Dutch remembrance events
ⓘ
Memorial Day ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Court of Honor
ⓘ
Tablets of the Missing ⓘ Wall of the Missing ⓘ central flagpole ⓘ graves laid out in arcs ⓘ memorial chapel ⓘ overlook of the burial area ⓘ reflecting pool ⓘ tree-lined mall ⓘ visitor center ⓘ |
| hasSymbol |
American flag
ⓘ
Christian crosses ⓘ Star of David ⓘ
surface form:
Stars of David
|
| honors |
American military personnel
ⓘ
American soldiers who died in World War II ⓘ |
| latitude | 50.820 ⓘ |
| location | Margraten ⓘ |
| longitude | 5.820 ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | American Battle Monuments Commission ⓘ |
| municipality | Eijsden-Margraten ⓘ |
| nearestCity | Maastricht ⓘ |
| numberOfMissingCommemorated | 1722 ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operator | American Battle Monuments Commission ⓘ |
| primaryIntermentsFrom |
Battle of the Bulge
ⓘ
Rhineland campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Rhineland Campaign
operations in Germany ⓘ operations in the Netherlands ⓘ |
| province | Limburg ⓘ |
| purpose |
to commemorate American war dead in the Netherlands
ⓘ
to provide a permanent burial place for American World War II dead ⓘ |
| region | southern Netherlands ⓘ |
| theaterOfWar |
European Theater of Operations, United States Army
ⓘ
surface form:
European Theater of Operations
|
| totalBurials | 8301 ⓘ |
| unknownBurials | 1722 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Netherlands American Cemetery Description of subject: The Netherlands American Cemetery is a World War II military burial ground in the Netherlands honoring American soldiers who died in the European theater.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial
this entity surface form:
Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial
this entity surface form:
Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial