Operation VICTOR V
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Operation VICTOR V was the U.S. military campaign in World War II aimed at liberating the island of Mindanao in the Philippines from Japanese occupation.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation VICTOR IV | 1 |
| Operation VICTOR V canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1942368 — 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: Operation VICTOR V Context triple: [Battle of Mindanao (1945), operation, Operation VICTOR V]
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A.
Operation Z
Operation Z was the Imperial Japanese Navy’s codename for the 1941 carrier-based attack plan on Pearl Harbor that launched Japan into war with the United States in World War II.
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B.
Operation Downfall
Operation Downfall was the Allied forces’ planned but never-executed invasion of the Japanese home islands near the end of World War II.
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C.
Operation Vittles
Operation Vittles was the U.S. military’s codename for its large-scale air supply effort to deliver food, fuel, and other essentials to West Berlin during the Berlin Airlift of 1948–1949.
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D.
Operation Wilfred
Operation Wilfred was a British World War II naval operation in April 1940 aimed at mining Norwegian coastal waters to disrupt German access to Swedish iron ore, helping trigger the subsequent German invasion of Norway and battles such as Narvik.
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E.
Operation AL
Operation AL was a World War II Japanese naval operation closely associated with the Midway campaign, aimed at diverting U.S. forces by attacking the Aleutian Islands in Alaska.
- 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: Operation VICTOR V Target entity description: Operation VICTOR V was the U.S. military campaign in World War II aimed at liberating the island of Mindanao in the Philippines from Japanese occupation.
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A.
Operation Z
Operation Z was the Imperial Japanese Navy’s codename for the 1941 carrier-based attack plan on Pearl Harbor that launched Japan into war with the United States in World War II.
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B.
Operation Downfall
Operation Downfall was the Allied forces’ planned but never-executed invasion of the Japanese home islands near the end of World War II.
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C.
Operation Vittles
Operation Vittles was the U.S. military’s codename for its large-scale air supply effort to deliver food, fuel, and other essentials to West Berlin during the Berlin Airlift of 1948–1949.
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D.
Operation Wilfred
Operation Wilfred was a British World War II naval operation in April 1940 aimed at mining Norwegian coastal waters to disrupt German access to Swedish iron ore, helping trigger the subsequent German invasion of Norway and battles such as Narvik.
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E.
Operation AL
Operation AL was a World War II Japanese naval operation closely associated with the Midway campaign, aimed at diverting U.S. forces by attacking the Aleutian Islands in Alaska.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II campaign
ⓘ
military operation ⓘ |
| aimedAt | eliminating Japanese strongholds on Mindanao ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Mindanao (1945)
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surface form:
Mindanao campaign (1945)
|
| belligerent |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| codeName | VICTOR V ⓘ |
| commander |
Robert L. Eichelberger
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Walter Krueger ⓘ |
| commandStructure |
United States Eighth Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Eighth United States Army
Sixth Army ⓘ
surface form:
Sixth United States Army
|
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| countryLiberated | Philippines ⓘ |
| date | 1945 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1945-08-15 ⓘ |
| goal | restore Philippine government control over Mindanao ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 1940s ⓘ |
| involves |
air support operations
ⓘ
amphibious landings ⓘ ground combat operations ⓘ |
| location | Mindanao ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
United States Army
ⓘ
United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ |
| objective |
defeat of Japanese forces on Mindanao
ⓘ
liberation of Mindanao ⓘ |
| opponent |
Imperial Japanese Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Japanese Army
Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ
surface form:
Japanese Navy
|
| opposedBy | Japanese 35th Army ⓘ |
| outcome | destruction of major Japanese forces on Mindanao ⓘ |
| partOf |
Battle of the Philippines (1944–1945)
ⓘ
surface form:
Philippines campaign (1944–1945)
South West Pacific Area ⓘ
surface form:
Southwest Pacific Area operations
|
| planningAuthority |
Douglas MacArthur
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surface form:
General Douglas MacArthur
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| precededBy |
Operation VICTOR V
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Operation VICTOR IV
|
| region |
Mindanao
ⓘ
surface form:
Mindanao Island
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| relatedTo |
Battle of Mindanao (1945)
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surface form:
Battle of Mindanao
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| result |
Allied victory
ⓘ
liberation of Mindanao from Japanese occupation ⓘ |
| startTime | 1945-03-10 ⓘ |
| status | completed ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of southern Philippines
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securing sea lanes in the southern Philippines ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Philippine guerrilla forces ⓘ |
| theater | Pacific Theater of Operations ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Operation VICTOR V Description of subject: Operation VICTOR V was the U.S. military campaign in World War II aimed at liberating the island of Mindanao in the Philippines from Japanese occupation.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Operation VICTOR IV