Battle of Collecchio–Fornovo
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The Battle of Collecchio–Fornovo was a late World War II engagement in northern Italy in April 1945, where Allied forces, including the Brazilian Expeditionary Force, decisively defeated retreating German and Italian troops, contributing to the collapse of Axis resistance in the region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Collecchio–Fornovo canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6448477 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Battle of Collecchio–Fornovo Context triple: [Brazilian Expeditionary Force, notableBattle, Battle of Collecchio–Fornovo]
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Battle of Fornovo
The Battle of Fornovo was a major 1495 clash in northern Italy during the Italian Wars, where a French army under Charles VIII fought a coalition of Italian states in one of the first large-scale battles of the conflict.
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B.
Battle of Bologna
The Battle of Bologna was a late-World War II Allied offensive in April 1945 in northern Italy, in which Polish forces under General Władysław Anders played a key role in capturing the city from German troops.
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C.
Battle of Guastalla
The Battle of Guastalla was a major 1734 engagement in northern Italy during the War of the Polish Succession, where Franco-Sardinian forces clashed with the Austrian army.
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D.
Battle of Castelnuovo
The Battle of Castelnuovo was a World War II engagement in Italy in which the Brazilian Expeditionary Force fought as part of the Allied campaign against German forces.
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E.
Battle of Madonna dell’Olmo
The Battle of Madonna dell’Olmo was a 1744 engagement of the War of the Austrian Succession near Cuneo in northern Italy, where Franco-Spanish forces clashed inconclusively with the army of Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Collecchio–Fornovo Target entity description: The Battle of Collecchio–Fornovo was a late World War II engagement in northern Italy in April 1945, where Allied forces, including the Brazilian Expeditionary Force, decisively defeated retreating German and Italian troops, contributing to the collapse of Axis resistance in the region.
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A.
Battle of Fornovo
The Battle of Fornovo was a major 1495 clash in northern Italy during the Italian Wars, where a French army under Charles VIII fought a coalition of Italian states in one of the first large-scale battles of the conflict.
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B.
Battle of Bologna
The Battle of Bologna was a late-World War II Allied offensive in April 1945 in northern Italy, in which Polish forces under General Władysław Anders played a key role in capturing the city from German troops.
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C.
Battle of Guastalla
The Battle of Guastalla was a major 1734 engagement in northern Italy during the War of the Polish Succession, where Franco-Sardinian forces clashed with the Austrian army.
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D.
Battle of Castelnuovo
The Battle of Castelnuovo was a World War II engagement in Italy in which the Brazilian Expeditionary Force fought as part of the Allied campaign against German forces.
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E.
Battle of Madonna dell’Olmo
The Battle of Madonna dell’Olmo was a 1744 engagement of the War of the Austrian Succession near Cuneo in northern Italy, where Franco-Spanish forces clashed inconclusively with the army of Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | battle ⓘ |
| alliedObjective | block and destroy retreating Axis columns ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Collecchio
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Collecchio-Fornovo di Taro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| axisForcesStatus | retreating ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Brazilian Expeditionary Force
NERFINISHED
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German Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Italian Social Republic forces ⓘ Italian fascist troops ⓘ United States Army ⓘ Wehrmacht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatant |
Allied forces
ⓘ
Axis forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatantRole | Brazilian Expeditionary Force played a leading ground combat role NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| contributedTo | end of organized German resistance in Italy in 1945 ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| date |
26 April 1945
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27 April 1945 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1945-04-27 ⓘ |
| followedBy | surrender of German forces in Italy ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 20th century ⓘ |
| location |
Collecchio
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Emilia-Romagna NERFINISHED ⓘ Fornovo di Taro NERFINISHED ⓘ Province of Parma NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Italy ⓘ |
| militaryOperationType | encirclement and surrender of Axis forces ⓘ |
| natureOfEngagement | late-war engagement during final phase of Italian campaign ⓘ |
| opponent |
148th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Italian Bersaglieri units ⓘ |
| outcome | decisive defeat of retreating German and Italian troops ⓘ |
| partOf |
Italian campaign of World War II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spring 1945 offensive in Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Allied advance in the Po Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Brazilian participation in World War II ⓘ |
| result | Allied victory ⓘ |
| significance |
contributed to the collapse of Axis resistance in northern Italy
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helped cut off Axis retreat routes in the Po Valley ⓘ |
| startDate | 1945-04-26 ⓘ |
| theater | Mediterranean Theater of Operations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | April 1945 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Collecchio–Fornovo Description of subject: The Battle of Collecchio–Fornovo was a late World War II engagement in northern Italy in April 1945, where Allied forces, including the Brazilian Expeditionary Force, decisively defeated retreating German and Italian troops, contributing to the collapse of Axis resistance in the region.
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