SS-Schwere Panzerabteilung 101
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SS-Schwere Panzerabteilung 101 was a Waffen-SS heavy tank battalion of Nazi Germany in World War II, noted for operating Tiger I tanks and for including the renowned tank commander Michael Wittmann among its members.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| schwere SS-Panzer-Abteilung 101 | 3 |
| SS-Schwere Panzerabteilung 101 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: SS-Schwere Panzerabteilung 101 Context triple: [Michael Wittmann, militaryUnit, SS-Schwere Panzerabteilung 101]
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Panzer-Regiment 5
Panzer-Regiment 5 was a German Wehrmacht armored regiment of World War II, noted for its service in North Africa as part of the Afrika Korps.
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I SS Panzer Corps
I SS Panzer Corps was an elite Waffen-SS armored corps of Nazi Germany that fought on both the Eastern and Western Fronts during World War II.
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German 10th SS Panzer Division Frundsberg
The German 10th SS Panzer Division "Frundsberg" was an elite Waffen-SS armored division that fought on both the Eastern and Western Fronts during World War II, notably participating in major operations such as the Normandy campaign and the Battle of the Bulge.
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Eleventh SS Panzer Army
The Eleventh SS Panzer Army was a late-World War II German Waffen-SS armored formation that fought primarily on the Eastern Front during the final stages of the conflict.
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Panzergruppe Eberbach
Panzergruppe Eberbach was a German armored formation in World War II, commanded by General Heinrich Eberbach and active during the later stages of the Normandy campaign.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: SS-Schwere Panzerabteilung 101 Target entity description: SS-Schwere Panzerabteilung 101 was a Waffen-SS heavy tank battalion of Nazi Germany in World War II, noted for operating Tiger I tanks and for including the renowned tank commander Michael Wittmann among its members.
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A.
Panzer-Regiment 5
Panzer-Regiment 5 was a German Wehrmacht armored regiment of World War II, noted for its service in North Africa as part of the Afrika Korps.
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B.
I SS Panzer Corps
I SS Panzer Corps was an elite Waffen-SS armored corps of Nazi Germany that fought on both the Eastern and Western Fronts during World War II.
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C.
German 10th SS Panzer Division Frundsberg
The German 10th SS Panzer Division "Frundsberg" was an elite Waffen-SS armored division that fought on both the Eastern and Western Fronts during World War II, notably participating in major operations such as the Normandy campaign and the Battle of the Bulge.
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D.
Eleventh SS Panzer Army
The Eleventh SS Panzer Army was a late-World War II German Waffen-SS armored formation that fought primarily on the Eastern Front during the final stages of the conflict.
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E.
Panzergruppe Eberbach
Panzergruppe Eberbach was a German armored formation in World War II, commanded by General Heinrich Eberbach and active during the later stages of the Normandy campaign.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Waffen-SS heavy tank battalion
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military unit ⓘ |
| allegiance | Adolf Hitler ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler
ⓘ
surface form:
Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler division
|
| associatedWithEvent |
Operation Overlord
ⓘ
surface form:
Allied invasion of Normandy
|
| branch | Waffen-SS armoured troops ⓘ |
| composition | Tiger heavy tanks ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| designationChangedTo |
schwere SS-Panzer-Abteilung 501
ⓘ
surface form:
SS-Schwere Panzerabteilung 501
|
| disbanded | 1945 ⓘ |
| engagement |
Battle of Normandy
ⓘ
Battle of Villers-Bocage ⓘ |
| equipment |
Tiger I tank
ⓘ
surface form:
Tiger I
Tiger II ⓘ |
| formationYear | 1943 ⓘ |
| garrisonDuringNormandy | area of Caen ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | renowned for Tiger tank operations in Normandy ⓘ |
| ideology | Nazism ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | German ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | armour ⓘ |
| militaryRole | heavy armour support ⓘ |
| nativeName |
SS-Schwere Panzerabteilung 101
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
schwere SS-Panzer-Abteilung 101
|
| notableAction | armoured counterattacks against Allied landings in Normandy ⓘ |
| notableCommander | Michael Wittmann ⓘ |
| notableFor | operating Tiger I heavy tanks ⓘ |
| notableMember | Michael Wittmann ⓘ |
| notableVehicleType |
Tiger I tank
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surface form:
Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger I
Tiger II ⓘ
surface form:
Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger II
|
| operatedBy | Waffen-SS personnel ⓘ |
| partOf | Waffen-SS ⓘ |
| role |
armoured warfare
ⓘ
breakthrough operations ⓘ |
| service | German Army order of battle on Western Front 1944 (Waffen-SS component) ⓘ |
| sideInConflict | Axis powers ⓘ |
| size | battalion ⓘ |
| status | disbanded ⓘ |
| subordination |
1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler
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I SS Panzer Corps ⓘ |
| successorUnit |
schwere SS-Panzer-Abteilung 501
ⓘ
surface form:
SS-Schwere Panzerabteilung 501
|
| theaterOfOperations |
Normandy
ⓘ
Western Front ⓘ |
| typeOfUnit | heavy tank battalion ⓘ |
| unitNumber | 101 ⓘ |
| warCrimeContext | part of Waffen-SS, a criminal organization under Nuremberg Tribunal ⓘ |
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Subject: SS-Schwere Panzerabteilung 101 Description of subject: SS-Schwere Panzerabteilung 101 was a Waffen-SS heavy tank battalion of Nazi Germany in World War II, noted for operating Tiger I tanks and for including the renowned tank commander Michael Wittmann among its members.
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