U.S. XX Corps
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The U.S. XX Corps was a World War II United States Army corps that played a key role in General Patton’s Third Army operations across Western Europe, including major advances through France and into Germany.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| XX Corps | 2 |
| U.S. XX Corps canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1299549 — 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.
Target entity: U.S. XX Corps Context triple: [Liberation of Luxembourg, involvesMilitaryUnit, U.S. XX Corps]
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U.S. XII Corps
The U.S. XII Corps was a World War II field corps of the United States Army that played a key role in the European Theater, including major operations across France, Luxembourg, and Germany.
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VII Corps
VII Corps was a major U.S. Army formation in World War II, best known for leading the American landings on the Cotentin Peninsula during the Normandy invasion and subsequent campaigns in Western Europe.
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Ninth Army
The Ninth Army was a British field army of World War II that operated primarily in the Middle East, including campaigns in Syria, Lebanon, and Palestine.
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Ninth Army
The Ninth Army was a German field army of the Wehrmacht that fought primarily on the Eastern Front during World War II, including in the final defense of Berlin.
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U.S. Ninth Army
The U.S. Ninth Army was a major American field army in World War II that played a key role in the Western Allied advance across Europe, including the final campaigns into Germany.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: U.S. XX Corps Target entity description: The U.S. XX Corps was a World War II United States Army corps that played a key role in General Patton’s Third Army operations across Western Europe, including major advances through France and into Germany.
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A.
U.S. XII Corps
The U.S. XII Corps was a World War II field corps of the United States Army that played a key role in the European Theater, including major operations across France, Luxembourg, and Germany.
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B.
VII Corps
VII Corps was a major U.S. Army formation in World War II, best known for leading the American landings on the Cotentin Peninsula during the Normandy invasion and subsequent campaigns in Western Europe.
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C.
Ninth Army
The Ninth Army was a German field army of the Wehrmacht that fought primarily on the Eastern Front during World War II, including in the final defense of Berlin.
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D.
Ninth Army
The Ninth Army was a British field army of World War II that operated primarily in the Middle East, including campaigns in Syria, Lebanon, and Palestine.
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E.
U.S. Ninth Army
The U.S. Ninth Army was a major American field army in World War II that played a key role in the Western Allied advance across Europe, including the final campaigns into Germany.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Army formation
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World War II military unit ⓘ army corps ⓘ |
| allegiance | Allies of World War II ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | 20th Corps (U.S. Army) ⓘ |
| branch | United States Army ⓘ |
| commandStructure | United States Army ⓘ |
| componentOf | U.S. ground forces in Europe ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| designation | XX Corps ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
Advance toward the Saar
ⓘ
Operations in Germany ⓘ Operations on the Moselle River ⓘ Battle of Metz ⓘ
surface form:
Siege of Metz
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| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| formedIn | World War II ⓘ |
| higherCommand | 12th Army Group ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Walton H. Walker
ⓘ
surface form:
Lieutenant General Walton H. Walker
Walton H. Walker ⓘ
surface form:
Major General Walton H. Walker
Commander 15th Army Group ⓘ
surface form:
Omar N. Bradley (as higher army group commander)
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| notableFor |
breaching German defensive lines in Lorraine
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key role in Patton’s Third Army operations ⓘ rapid armored advances in France ⓘ |
| notableOperation |
Advance across France
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Battle of Metz ⓘ Crossing of the Moselle River ⓘ Western Allied invasion of Germany ⓘ
surface form:
Invasion of Germany
Lorraine campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Lorraine Campaign
Operations in Lorraine ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
France
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Germany ⓘ Luxembourg ⓘ Western Europe ⓘ |
| partOf |
Third United States Army
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surface form:
U.S. Third Army
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| primaryOpponents |
German Army
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Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| role |
offensive ground operations
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tactical headquarters ⓘ |
| service |
U.S. Army Ground Forces
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Army ground forces
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| subordinateTo |
George S. Patton
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surface form:
General George S. Patton
Third United States Army ⓘ |
| theater |
European Theater of Operations, United States Army
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surface form:
European Theater of Operations
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| type | field corps ⓘ |
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Subject: U.S. XX Corps Description of subject: The U.S. XX Corps was a World War II United States Army corps that played a key role in General Patton’s Third Army operations across Western Europe, including major advances through France and into Germany.
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