15th (Scottish) Infantry Division
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The 15th (Scottish) Infantry Division was a distinguished British Army formation composed largely of Scottish troops that saw extensive combat service in Northwest Europe during the Second World War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 15th (Scottish) Infantry Division canonical | 4 |
| 15th Scottish Division | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2239435 — 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: 15th (Scottish) Infantry Division Context triple: [British Second Army, includedUnit, 15th (Scottish) Infantry Division]
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A.
51st (Highland) Division
The 51st (Highland) Division was a renowned infantry division of the British Army, famed for its Scottish Highland identity and distinguished service in both World Wars.
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B.
British 5th Division
The British 5th Division was a key infantry formation of the British Army that saw distinguished service in major campaigns such as the Napoleonic Wars and both World Wars.
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C.
British 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division
The British 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division was a distinguished infantry formation of the British Army that saw extensive combat in the Second World War, including key roles in the North African campaign, Sicily, and the Normandy landings.
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D.
3rd British Infantry Division
The 3rd British Infantry Division was a key British Army formation in World War II, renowned for spearheading the D-Day landings in Normandy and sustaining continuous combat operations in Northwest Europe.
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E.
1st (United Kingdom) Division
The 1st (United Kingdom) Division is a British Army formation that serves as a key deployable headquarters for adaptable and light forces in modern 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: 15th (Scottish) Infantry Division Target entity description: The 15th (Scottish) Infantry Division was a distinguished British Army formation composed largely of Scottish troops that saw extensive combat service in Northwest Europe during the Second World War.
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A.
51st (Highland) Division
The 51st (Highland) Division was a renowned infantry division of the British Army, famed for its Scottish Highland identity and distinguished service in both World Wars.
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B.
British 5th Division
The British 5th Division was a key infantry formation of the British Army that saw distinguished service in major campaigns such as the Napoleonic Wars and both World Wars.
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C.
British 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division
The British 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division was a distinguished infantry formation of the British Army that saw extensive combat in the Second World War, including key roles in the North African campaign, Sicily, and the Normandy landings.
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D.
3rd British Infantry Division
The 3rd British Infantry Division was a key British Army formation in World War II, renowned for spearheading the D-Day landings in Normandy and sustaining continuous combat operations in Northwest Europe.
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E.
1st (United Kingdom) Division
The 1st (United Kingdom) Division is a British Army formation that serves as a key deployable headquarters for adaptable and light forces in modern operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army division
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infantry division ⓘ military unit ⓘ |
| activeDuring | 20th century ⓘ |
| allegiance | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
15th (Scottish) Infantry Division
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surface form:
15th Scottish Division
|
| branch | British Army ⓘ |
| composedLargelyOf | Scottish troops ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designation | 15th (Scottish) Infantry Division self-link ⓘ |
| engagedIn | ground combat operations in Northwest Europe ⓘ |
| era |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| forceType | infantry formation ⓘ |
| garrisonCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasEthnicComposition | predominantly Scottish personnel ⓘ |
| hasNationality | British ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | land forces ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
Scottish identity
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distinguished combat record ⓘ |
| notableFor | extensive combat service in Northwest Europe during the Second World War ⓘ |
| participatedIn | campaign in Northwest Europe ⓘ |
| partOf | British Army ⓘ |
| regionOfRecruitment | Scotland ⓘ |
| role | infantry warfare ⓘ |
| servedUnder |
British Army general staff
ⓘ
surface form:
British Army high command
|
| service |
United Kingdom military operations in Europe
ⓘ
surface form:
British Army in Northwest Europe
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| theatre | Northwest Europe ⓘ |
| type | infantry ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: 15th (Scottish) Infantry Division Description of subject: The 15th (Scottish) Infantry Division was a distinguished British Army formation composed largely of Scottish troops that saw extensive combat service in Northwest Europe during the Second World War.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
15th Scottish Division