Obrona Helu
E14646
Obrona Helu is the Polish name for the World War II Battle of Hel, a 1939 defense of the Hel Peninsula by Polish forces against the invading German army.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Obrona Helu canonical | 3 |
| Defense of Hel | 1 |
| Defense of Hel in 1939 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T128055 — 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: Obrona Helu Context triple: [Battle of Hel, alsoKnownAs, Obrona Helu]
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A.
Heer
The Heer was the land-based component of Nazi Germany’s armed forces, serving as its primary army during World War II.
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B.
The Eagle
The Eagle is a 1925 silent adventure film starring Rudolph Valentino as a dashing Russian outlaw hero.
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C.
Labarum
The Labarum is an early Christian military standard bearing the Chi-Rho symbol, famously associated with the Roman emperor Constantine the Great.
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D.
Blitz
The Blitz was the sustained German bombing campaign against the United Kingdom, particularly London, during 1940–1941 in World War II.
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E.
Taphus
Taphus was the original name of the town that later became Charlotte Amalie, the capital of the U.S. Virgin Islands.
- 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: Obrona Helu Target entity description: Obrona Helu is the Polish name for the World War II Battle of Hel, a 1939 defense of the Hel Peninsula by Polish forces against the invading German army.
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A.
Heer
The Heer was the land-based component of Nazi Germany’s armed forces, serving as its primary army during World War II.
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B.
The Eagle
The Eagle is a 1925 silent adventure film starring Rudolph Valentino as a dashing Russian outlaw hero.
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C.
Labarum
The Labarum is an early Christian military standard bearing the Chi-Rho symbol, famously associated with the Roman emperor Constantine the Great.
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D.
Blitz
The Blitz was the sustained German bombing campaign against the United Kingdom, particularly London, during 1940–1941 in World War II.
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E.
Taphus
Taphus was the original name of the town that later became Charlotte Amalie, the capital of the U.S. Virgin Islands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battle
ⓘ
battle ⓘ battle of the Invasion of Poland ⓘ |
| after |
Invasion of Poland
ⓘ
surface form:
German invasion of Poland in September 1939
|
| before | German consolidation of control over Polish Baltic coast ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Nazi Germany
ⓘ
Second Polish Republic ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Józef Unrug
ⓘ
Włodzimierz Steyer ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| coordinateWith |
Polish capitulation at Hel
ⓘ
surface form:
Defense of the Polish Coast in 1939
|
| country | Poland ⓘ |
| describedBySource | Polish military historiography ⓘ |
| endTime | 1939-10-02 ⓘ |
| genre | military engagement ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Invasion of Poland
ⓘ
surface form:
German invasion of Poland
|
| hasEffect | capitulation of Polish forces on Hel Peninsula ⓘ |
| hasMainSubject | defense of Hel Peninsula by Polish forces in 1939 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
land engagements on Hel Peninsula
ⓘ
naval engagements near Hel ⓘ Battle of Hel ⓘ
surface form:
siege of Hel Peninsula
|
| label |
Battle of Hel
ⓘ
Obrona Helu self-link ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Polish ⓘ |
| location |
Hel Peninsula
ⓘ
Poland ⓘ Pomeranian Voivodeship ⓘ |
| nativeLabel | Obrona Helu self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
one of the last Polish positions to capitulate in 1939
ⓘ
prolonged coastal defense against superior German forces ⓘ |
| opponent | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| participant |
Kriegsmarine
ⓘ
Polish Army ⓘ Polish Navy ⓘ Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| partOf |
European theatre of World War II
ⓘ
Invasion of Poland ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 1939 ⓘ |
| result | German victory ⓘ |
| significantPlace |
Baltic Sea
ⓘ
Hel ⓘ |
| startTime | 1939-09-01 ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
defense of Hel Peninsula
ⓘ
denial of Baltic Sea access to German forces ⓘ |
| temporalLocation |
October 1939
ⓘ
September 1939 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Obrona Helu Description of subject: Obrona Helu is the Polish name for the World War II Battle of Hel, a 1939 defense of the Hel Peninsula by Polish forces against the invading German army.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Defense of Hel in 1939
this entity surface form:
Defense of Hel