Service historique de la Défense
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The Service historique de la Défense is the French Ministry of Armed Forces’ archival and historical service, responsible for preserving, researching, and disseminating France’s military history and heritage.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Service historique de la Défense canonical | 2 |
| Service historique de l’Armée de Terre | 2 |
| Service historique de l’Armée de l’Air | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2247055 — 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: Service historique de la Défense Context triple: [Musée de l’Air et de l’Espace, operatedBy, Service historique de la Défense]
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A.
Direction générale de l’armement
The Direction générale de l’armement is the French government agency responsible for designing, procuring, and overseeing the development of military equipment and defense technology.
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B.
Ministry of the Armed Forces of France
The Ministry of the Armed Forces of France is the French government department responsible for national defense policy, military planning, and oversight of all branches of the French Armed Forces.
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C.
Service de santé des armées
The Service de santé des armées is the French military health service responsible for providing medical support, care, and research for members of the French Armed Forces in peacetime and during operations.
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D.
National Gendarmerie
The National Gendarmerie is France’s national military police force responsible for law enforcement, public safety, and security across much of the country, particularly in rural and suburban areas.
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E.
Armée de terre
Armée de terre is the land warfare branch of the French Armed Forces, responsible for ground military operations.
- 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: Service historique de la Défense Target entity description: The Service historique de la Défense is the French Ministry of Armed Forces’ archival and historical service, responsible for preserving, researching, and disseminating France’s military history and heritage.
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A.
Direction générale de l’armement
The Direction générale de l’armement is the French government agency responsible for designing, procuring, and overseeing the development of military equipment and defense technology.
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B.
Ministry of the Armed Forces of France
The Ministry of the Armed Forces of France is the French government department responsible for national defense policy, military planning, and oversight of all branches of the French Armed Forces.
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C.
Service de santé des armées
The Service de santé des armées is the French military health service responsible for providing medical support, care, and research for members of the French Armed Forces in peacetime and during operations.
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D.
National Gendarmerie
The National Gendarmerie is France’s national military police force responsible for law enforcement, public safety, and security across much of the country, particularly in rural and suburban areas.
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E.
Armée de terre
Armée de terre is the land warfare branch of the French Armed Forces, responsible for ground military operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archival service
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government agency ⓘ military history institution ⓘ |
| archivesType |
air force archives
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audiovisual archives ⓘ cartographic archives ⓘ gendarmerie archives ⓘ iconographic collections ⓘ military archives ⓘ naval archives ⓘ operational records ⓘ personnel records ⓘ printed collections ⓘ technical documentation ⓘ |
| country |
France
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French Republic ⓘ |
| formedByMergerOf |
Service historique de la Marine
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Service historique de la Défense self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Service historique de l’Armée de Terre
Service historique de la Défense self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Service historique de l’Armée de l’Air
archives of the Gendarmerie nationale ⓘ |
| hasPart |
archival conservation laboratories
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reading rooms for the public ⓘ regional and specialized archival centers ⓘ research and studies departments ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Château de Vincennes
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Vincennes ⓘ |
| inception | 2005 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
French Armed Forces
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surface form:
French armed forces
Ministry of Defense ⓘ
surface form:
Ministry of Armed Forces
|
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Val-de-Marne
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Île-de-France region ⓘ
surface form:
Île-de-France
|
| mainFunction |
dissemination of military historical knowledge
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preservation of French military archives ⓘ research on French military history ⓘ support to the French armed forces in historical matters ⓘ support to the Ministry of Armed Forces in heritage policy ⓘ |
| officialName | Service historique de la Défense self-link ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
Ministry of the Armed Forces of France
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surface form:
French Ministry of Armed Forces
Ministry of the Armed Forces of France ⓘ
surface form:
Ministère des Armées
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| predecessor |
Service historique de la Marine
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Service historique de la Défense self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Service historique de l’Armée de Terre
Service historique de la Défense self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Service historique de l’Armée de l’Air
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| sector |
archives and records management
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cultural heritage ⓘ defence ⓘ historical research ⓘ |
| shortName | SHD ⓘ |
| website | https://www.servicehistorique.sga.defense.gouv.fr/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Service historique de la Défense Description of subject: The Service historique de la Défense is the French Ministry of Armed Forces’ archival and historical service, responsible for preserving, researching, and disseminating France’s military history and heritage.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Service historique de la Défense
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predecessor
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Service historique de la Défense
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Service historique de l’Armée de Terre
Service historique de la Défense
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predecessor
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Service historique de la Défense
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Service historique de l’Armée de l’Air
Service historique de la Défense
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formedByMergerOf
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Service historique de la Défense
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Service historique de l’Armée de Terre
Service historique de la Défense
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formedByMergerOf
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Service historique de la Défense
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Service historique de l’Armée de l’Air