Brittany American Cemetery
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Brittany American Cemetery is a World War II military cemetery in France where thousands of American soldiers who died in the European theater are buried and commemorated.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Brittany American Cemetery canonical | 1 |
| Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T912022 — 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: Brittany American Cemetery Context triple: [American Battle Monuments Commission, maintains, Brittany American Cemetery]
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A.
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.
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B.
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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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.
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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E.
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.
- 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: Brittany American Cemetery Target entity description: Brittany American Cemetery is a World War II military cemetery in France where thousands of American soldiers who died in the European theater are buried and commemorated.
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A.
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.
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B.
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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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.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Battle Monuments Commission cemetery
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World War II military cemetery ⓘ |
| associatedCampaign |
Brittany campaign
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Battle of Normandy ⓘ
surface form:
Normandy campaign
|
| associatedOperation |
Operation Cobra
ⓘ
breakout from Normandy ⓘ |
| burialType | individual graves ⓘ |
| category |
American military cemetery in France
ⓘ
World War II memorial in France ⓘ |
| commemorates | American soldiers who died in the European theater of World War II ⓘ |
| commemorationScope | U.S. Army and Army Air Forces personnel ⓘ |
| conflictCommemorated | World War II ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| dedicated | 1956 ⓘ |
| eligibility | American military personnel who died in World War II ⓘ |
| established | post-World War II ⓘ |
| governingBody | United States government ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
graves area
ⓘ
landscaped lawns and gardens ⓘ memorial chapel ⓘ reflecting pool ⓘ wall of the missing ⓘ |
| hasMemorialFunction | place of remembrance and reflection for families and visitors ⓘ |
| hasSymbol |
Latin cross headstones
ⓘ
Star of David headstones ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Europe ⓘ |
| location | near Saint-James, Manche, Normandy, France ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | American Battle Monuments Commission ⓘ |
| nearbyRegion | Brittany ⓘ |
| nearbyTown | Saint-James ⓘ |
| notableFor | concentration of American World War II graves from Brittany and western France operations ⓘ |
| numberOfBurialsApproximate | 4400 ⓘ |
| numberOfMissingCommemoratedApproximate | 500 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | American Battle Monuments Commission ⓘ |
| overseasRegion | Brittany region of operations in World War II ⓘ |
| ownedBy | United States of America ⓘ |
| primaryBurialNationality |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| purpose |
burial of American military dead of World War II
ⓘ
commemoration of American soldiers missing in action in World War II ⓘ |
| region | Normandy ⓘ |
| theaterOfWar |
European Theater of Operations, United States Army
ⓘ
surface form:
European Theater of Operations
|
| timePeriodOfDeaths | 1944 ⓘ |
| visitorAccess | open to the public ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Brittany American Cemetery Description of subject: Brittany American Cemetery is a World War II military cemetery in France where thousands of American soldiers who died in the European theater are buried and commemorated.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial