Fort du Roule
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Fort du Roule is a coastal fortification overlooking Cherbourg in Normandy, France, notable for its role in World War II and its commanding views over the English Channel.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fort du Roule canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3007375 — 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: Fort du Roule Context triple: [Manche, hasHistoricSite, Fort du Roule]
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A.
Fort Vaux
Fort Vaux is a French World War I fortress near Verdun, renowned for its fierce 1916 defense against German forces during the Battle of Verdun.
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B.
Fort-de-France
Fort-de-France is the largest city and administrative, economic, and cultural center of the French Caribbean island of Martinique.
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C.
Fort DeRussy
Fort DeRussy is a former U.S. Army coastal defense installation in Honolulu, Hawaii, now largely serving as a military recreation area and green space near Waikiki.
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D.
Fort Conde
Fort Conde is a reconstructed 18th-century French colonial fort and museum in Mobile, Alabama, that interprets the region’s early military and colonial history.
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E.
Fort Chambly
Fort Chambly is a historic 17th-century French colonial fort on the Richelieu River in Quebec, Canada, known for its role in the defense of New France and later military conflicts in North America.
- 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: Fort du Roule Target entity description: Fort du Roule is a coastal fortification overlooking Cherbourg in Normandy, France, notable for its role in World War II and its commanding views over the English Channel.
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A.
Fort Vaux
Fort Vaux is a French World War I fortress near Verdun, renowned for its fierce 1916 defense against German forces during the Battle of Verdun.
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B.
Fort-de-France
Fort-de-France is the largest city and administrative, economic, and cultural center of the French Caribbean island of Martinique.
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C.
Fort DeRussy
Fort DeRussy is a former U.S. Army coastal defense installation in Honolulu, Hawaii, now largely serving as a military recreation area and green space near Waikiki.
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D.
Fort Conde
Fort Conde is a reconstructed 18th-century French colonial fort and museum in Mobile, Alabama, that interprets the region’s early military and colonial history.
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E.
Fort Chambly
Fort Chambly is a historic 17th-century French colonial fort on the Richelieu River in Quebec, Canada, known for its role in the defense of New France and later military conflicts in North America.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal fortification
ⓘ
fortification ⓘ military installation ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | 19th-century French military architecture ⓘ |
| armedWith |
anti-aircraft guns
ⓘ
artillery batteries ⓘ |
| attackedBy | United States forces in June 1944 ⓘ |
| builtBy | French Army ⓘ |
| capturedBy | United States Army ⓘ |
| category |
Forts in Normandy
ⓘ
World War II sites in France ⓘ |
| constructedInPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| contains |
casemates
ⓘ
observation posts ⓘ underground galleries ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Nazi Germany
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surface form:
Nazi Germany during World War II
|
| country | France ⓘ |
| currentUse | museum site ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 117 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| hasAccessRoadFrom |
Cherbourg
ⓘ
surface form:
Cherbourg-en-Cotentin
|
| heritageStatus | historic military site ⓘ |
| hosts | Musée de la Libération de Cherbourg ⓘ |
| integratedInto |
Atlantic Wall defences
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surface form:
Atlantic Wall
|
| locatedIn |
Cherbourg
ⓘ
surface form:
Cherbourg-en-Cotentin
Manche department ⓘ Normandy ⓘ |
| near | English Channel coast ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Battle of Normandy
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surface form:
Battle for Cherbourg in June 1944
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| offers |
panoramic views over Cherbourg harbour
ⓘ
panoramic views over English Channel ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Cherbourg
ⓘ
Cherbourg Harbour ⓘ
surface form:
Cherbourg harbour
English Channel ⓘ |
| partOf | defences of Cherbourg ⓘ |
| purpose |
coastal defence
ⓘ
protection of Cherbourg harbour ⓘ |
| region | northwestern France ⓘ |
| significance | symbol of liberation of Cherbourg ⓘ |
| situatedOn | Montagne du Roule ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of access to Cherbourg port
ⓘ
observation over English Channel ⓘ |
| tourism | local tourist attraction ⓘ |
| usedBy | German Army ⓘ |
| usedDuringConflict | World War II ⓘ |
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Subject: Fort du Roule Description of subject: Fort du Roule is a coastal fortification overlooking Cherbourg in Normandy, France, notable for its role in World War II and its commanding views over the English Channel.
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