Operation Dynamo
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Operation Dynamo was the World War II Allied evacuation mission that rescued hundreds of thousands of troops from the beaches of Dunkirk in 1940.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Dynamo canonical | 18 |
| Dunkirk evacuation | 2 |
| Encirclement at Dunkirk | 1 |
| Evacuation of Dunkirk | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T256175 — 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 Dynamo Context triple: [Battle of Dunkirk, relatedEvent, Operation Dynamo]
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A.
The Blitz
The Blitz was the sustained German bombing campaign against British cities, especially London, during World War II from 1940 to 1941.
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B.
Operation Plunder
Operation Plunder was the Allied amphibious and airborne assault across the Rhine River in March 1945 that helped open the way into the heart of Nazi Germany.
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C.
Operation Sea Lion
Operation Sea Lion was Nazi Germany’s planned but never-executed amphibious invasion of Great Britain during World War II.
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D.
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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E.
Luftbrücke
Luftbrücke is the German term for the Berlin Airlift, the Allied operation that supplied West Berlin by air during the Soviet blockade of 1948–1949.
- 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 Dynamo Target entity description: Operation Dynamo was the World War II Allied evacuation mission that rescued hundreds of thousands of troops from the beaches of Dunkirk in 1940.
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A.
The Blitz
The Blitz was the sustained German bombing campaign against British cities, especially London, during World War II from 1940 to 1941.
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B.
Operation Plunder
Operation Plunder was the Allied amphibious and airborne assault across the Rhine River in March 1945 that helped open the way into the heart of Nazi Germany.
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C.
Operation Sea Lion
Operation Sea Lion was Nazi Germany’s planned but never-executed amphibious invasion of Great Britain during World War II.
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D.
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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E.
Luftbrücke
Luftbrücke is the German term for the Berlin Airlift, the Allied operation that supplied West Berlin by air during the Soviet blockade of 1948–1949.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Allied military operation
ⓘ
World War II military operation ⓘ military evacuation operation ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Dunkirk
ⓘ
surface form:
Dunkirk evacuation
|
| belligerent |
France
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| britishTroopsEvacuated | about 198000 ⓘ |
| cause |
encirclement of Allied forces in northern France
ⓘ
rapid German advance through France and the Low Countries ⓘ |
| commander |
Admiral Bertram Ramsay
ⓘ
surface form:
Vice Admiral Bertram Ramsay
|
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| consequence |
boost to British morale
ⓘ
enabled continued British resistance against Germany ⓘ preservation of British military manpower ⓘ |
| coordinatedBy |
Admiralty (United Kingdom)
ⓘ
surface form:
British Admiralty
Royal Navy ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| dateEnd | 1940-06-04 ⓘ |
| dateStart | 1940-05-26 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Operation Ariel
ⓘ
Operation Cycle ⓘ |
| frenchTroopsEvacuated | about 140000 ⓘ |
| headquarters | Dover Castle ⓘ |
| involved |
French Navy
ⓘ
Royal Air Force ⓘ civilian vessels ⓘ |
| location |
Dunkirk, France
ⓘ
surface form:
Dunkerque
Dunkirk ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Dover Castle
ⓘ
surface form:
dynamo room at Dover Castle operations center
|
| notableFor |
large-scale evacuation under enemy fire
ⓘ
saving core of British Expeditionary Force ⓘ use of civilian vessels in military evacuation ⓘ |
| objective | evacuation of Allied troops from Dunkirk ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| partOf | Battle of Dunkirk ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Fall Gelb (original variant)
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surface form:
Fall Gelb
Battle of France ⓘ
surface form:
German invasion of France
|
| result | Allied success ⓘ |
| troopsEvacuated |
about 338000
ⓘ
over 330000 ⓘ |
| used |
destroyers
ⓘ
fishing boats ⓘ lifeboats ⓘ merchant ships ⓘ pleasure craft ⓘ the "Little Ships" of Dunkirk ⓘ |
| year | 1940 ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Operation Dynamo Description of subject: Operation Dynamo was the World War II Allied evacuation mission that rescued hundreds of thousands of troops from the beaches of Dunkirk in 1940.
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Dunkirk evacuation
this entity surface form:
Dunkirk evacuation
this entity surface form:
Encirclement at Dunkirk
this entity surface form:
Evacuation of Dunkirk
subject surface form:
British Expeditionary Force (World War II)
subject surface form:
Bertram Ramsay
subject surface form:
Little Ships of Dunkirk
subject surface form:
British Expeditionary Force (World War II)
subject surface form:
British Expeditionary Force (World War II)