Operation Topside
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Operation Topside was the U.S. airborne and amphibious assault phase of the 1945 Battle of Corregidor in the Philippines, aimed at recapturing the island fortress from Japanese forces during World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Operation Topside canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4401553 — 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 Topside Context triple: [Battle of Corregidor (1945), operationName, Operation Topside]
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A.
Operation Perch
Operation Perch was a British offensive during the Normandy campaign in June 1944 aimed at capturing Caen from German forces shortly after D-Day.
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B.
Operation Tindall
Operation Tindall was a British World War II deception plan designed to mislead German forces about Allied invasion intentions as part of the broader Operation Bodyguard strategy.
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C.
Operation Skye
Operation Skye was a component of the Allied World War II deception efforts designed to mislead the Axis about the timing and location of planned military operations.
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D.
Operation Storax
Operation Storax was a series of underground nuclear tests conducted by the United States in the early 1960s as part of its Cold War nuclear weapons development program.
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E.
Operation Wilfred
Operation Wilfred was a British World War II naval operation in April 1940 aimed at mining Norwegian coastal waters to disrupt German access to Swedish iron ore, helping trigger the subsequent German invasion of Norway and battles such as Narvik.
- 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 Topside Target entity description: Operation Topside was the U.S. airborne and amphibious assault phase of the 1945 Battle of Corregidor in the Philippines, aimed at recapturing the island fortress from Japanese forces during World War II.
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A.
Operation Perch
Operation Perch was a British offensive during the Normandy campaign in June 1944 aimed at capturing Caen from German forces shortly after D-Day.
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B.
Operation Tindall
Operation Tindall was a British World War II deception plan designed to mislead German forces about Allied invasion intentions as part of the broader Operation Bodyguard strategy.
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C.
Operation Skye
Operation Skye was a component of the Allied World War II deception efforts designed to mislead the Axis about the timing and location of planned military operations.
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D.
Operation Storax
Operation Storax was a series of underground nuclear tests conducted by the United States in the early 1960s as part of its Cold War nuclear weapons development program.
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E.
Operation Wilfred
Operation Wilfred was a British World War II naval operation in April 1940 aimed at mining Norwegian coastal waters to disrupt German access to Swedish iron ore, helping trigger the subsequent German invasion of Norway and battles such as Narvik.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airborne operation
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amphibious assault ⓘ military operation ⓘ |
| aimedAt | Japanese garrison on Corregidor ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | assault phase of the 1945 Battle of Corregidor ⓘ |
| belligerent | United States Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties |
high Japanese casualties
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significant U.S. casualties ⓘ |
| commander |
General Douglas MacArthur
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lieutenant General Walter Krueger NERFINISHED ⓘ Major General George M. Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| date | February 1945 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1945-02-26 ⓘ |
| followedBy | mopping-up operations on Corregidor ⓘ |
| hasPart |
airborne assault on Topside plateau
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amphibious landing on Corregidor beaches ⓘ |
| location |
Corregidor Island
NERFINISHED
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Manila Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
United States Army
ⓘ
United States Army Air Forces ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ |
| objective |
recapture Corregidor from Japanese forces
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secure island fortress guarding Manila Bay ⓘ |
| opposingForce | Imperial Japanese Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participant |
U.S. 34th Infantry Regiment
NERFINISHED
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U.S. 503rd Parachute Regimental Combat Team NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Army Air Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Sixth Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Battle of Corregidor (1945) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Japanese occupation of Corregidor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Allied victory
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recapture of Corregidor ⓘ |
| startTime | 1945-02-16 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | control of entrance to Manila Bay ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
aerial bombardment
ⓘ
naval gunfire ⓘ |
| tacticalFeature |
combined airborne and amphibious assault
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parachute drop onto small, heavily defended island ⓘ |
| theater | Pacific Theater of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Operation Topside Description of subject: Operation Topside was the U.S. airborne and amphibious assault phase of the 1945 Battle of Corregidor in the Philippines, aimed at recapturing the island fortress from Japanese forces during World War II.
Referenced by (1)
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