Longues-sur-Mer battery
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The Longues-sur-Mer battery is a well-preserved German coastal artillery site from World War II in Normandy, France, that played a key role during the D-Day landings and is now a major historical landmark.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Longues-sur-Mer battery canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4769976 — 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: Longues-sur-Mer battery Context triple: [Calvados, contains, Longues-sur-Mer battery]
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Merville Battery
Merville Battery is a former German coastal artillery battery in Normandy, France, that played a key role in the D-Day landings and was famously assaulted by British paratroopers.
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Picquart
Picquart is a French surname most notably associated with Georges Picquart, the army officer who exposed the wrongful conviction of Alfred Dreyfus.
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C.
Argyle Battery
Argyle Battery is a historic artillery fortification and prominent defensive platform forming part of Edinburgh Castle in Scotland.
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Dunker
Dunker is the costumed racehorse mascot that represents Murray State University at its athletic events and campus activities.
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E.
Alexandra Battery
Alexandra Battery is a historic coastal artillery fortification in St. George’s, Bermuda, built to defend the island’s eastern approaches.
- 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: Longues-sur-Mer battery Target entity description: The Longues-sur-Mer battery is a well-preserved German coastal artillery site from World War II in Normandy, France, that played a key role during the D-Day landings and is now a major historical landmark.
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A.
Merville Battery
Merville Battery is a former German coastal artillery battery in Normandy, France, that played a key role in the D-Day landings and was famously assaulted by British paratroopers.
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B.
Picquart
Picquart is a French surname most notably associated with Georges Picquart, the army officer who exposed the wrongful conviction of Alfred Dreyfus.
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C.
Argyle Battery
Argyle Battery is a historic artillery fortification and prominent defensive platform forming part of Edinburgh Castle in Scotland.
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D.
Dunker
Dunker is the costumed racehorse mascot that represents Murray State University at its athletic events and campus activities.
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E.
Alexandra Battery
Alexandra Battery is a historic coastal artillery fortification in St. George’s, Bermuda, built to defend the island’s eastern approaches.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II military site
ⓘ
coastal artillery battery ⓘ historical monument ⓘ |
| armament |
15 cm TbtsK C/36 gun
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150 mm naval gun ⓘ |
| bombardedBy |
Allied air forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Allied naval artillery ⓘ |
| builtBy | Nazi Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capturedBy |
2nd Devonshire Regiment
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1944 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1943 ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| dateOfCapture | 1944-06-07 ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | 1944-06-06 ⓘ |
| engagedTarget | Allied invasion fleet ⓘ |
| garrison | German 1st Battalion of Artillery Regiment 1716 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrisonSize | approximately 180 men ⓘ |
| hasOriginalGuns | true ⓘ |
| hasPart |
ammunition bunker
ⓘ
concrete casemate ⓘ fire-control bunker ⓘ observation post ⓘ open gun emplacement ⓘ trench system ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Monument historique ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationStart | 2001 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Calvados department
NERFINISHED
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Longues-sur-Mer NERFINISHED ⓘ Normandy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Arromanches-les-Bains
NERFINISHED
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Gold Beach NERFINISHED ⓘ Omaha Beach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumRange | approximately 20 km ⓘ |
| notableEvent | D-Day landings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfMainGuns | 4 ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Kriegsmarine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlooks | English Channel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Atlantic Wall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservationState | well-preserved ⓘ |
| significance |
key German coastal battery on D-Day
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major historical landmark in Normandy ⓘ |
| status | preserved ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| usedBy | German Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visitorCentre | present ⓘ |
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Subject: Longues-sur-Mer battery Description of subject: The Longues-sur-Mer battery is a well-preserved German coastal artillery site from World War II in Normandy, France, that played a key role during the D-Day landings and is now a major historical landmark.
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