13th Panzer Division
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The 13th Panzer Division was a German Wehrmacht armored division in World War II that fought primarily on the Eastern Front.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 13th Panzer Division canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6713153 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 13th Panzer Division Context triple: [13th Motorized Infantry Division, followedBy, 13th Panzer Division]
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A.
17th Panzer Division
The 17th Panzer Division was a German Wehrmacht armored division of World War II that fought primarily on the Eastern Front.
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B.
10th Panzer Division
The 10th Panzer Division was a German Wehrmacht armored division in World War II that fought in major campaigns in Europe and North Africa before its destruction in Tunisia in 1943.
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C.
15th Panzer Division
The 15th Panzer Division was a German Wehrmacht armored division of the Afrika Korps that fought in North Africa during World War II, notably in major battles against British and Commonwealth forces.
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D.
116th Panzer Division
The 116th Panzer Division was a German Wehrmacht armored division formed in 1944 that fought primarily on the Western Front, notably in battles such as Normandy and the Ardennes.
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E.
23rd Panzer Division
The 23rd Panzer Division was a German armored division of the Wehrmacht that fought primarily on the Eastern Front during World War II.
- 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: 13th Panzer Division Target entity description: The 13th Panzer Division was a German Wehrmacht armored division in World War II that fought primarily on the Eastern Front.
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A.
17th Panzer Division
The 17th Panzer Division was a German Wehrmacht armored division of World War II that fought primarily on the Eastern Front.
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B.
10th Panzer Division
The 10th Panzer Division was a German Wehrmacht armored division in World War II that fought in major campaigns in Europe and North Africa before its destruction in Tunisia in 1943.
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C.
15th Panzer Division
The 15th Panzer Division was a German Wehrmacht armored division of the Afrika Korps that fought in North Africa during World War II, notably in major battles against British and Commonwealth forces.
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D.
116th Panzer Division
The 116th Panzer Division was a German Wehrmacht armored division formed in 1944 that fought primarily on the Western Front, notably in battles such as Normandy and the Ardennes.
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E.
23rd Panzer Division
The 23rd Panzer Division was a German armored division of the Wehrmacht that fought primarily on the Eastern Front during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Panzer division
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Wehrmacht military unit ⓘ |
| allegiance | Wehrmacht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | Heer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| componentUnit |
13th Panzer Engineer Battalion
NERFINISHED
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13th Panzer Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ 13th Panzer Signals Battalion NERFINISHED ⓘ 13th Panzer Supply Troops NERFINISHED ⓘ 13th Reconnaissance Battalion NERFINISHED ⓘ 66th Panzergrenadier Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ 93rd Panzer Artillery Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| conversionToPanzerDivision | 1940 ⓘ |
| country | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| disbandmentDate | 1945-05 ⓘ |
| engagement |
Battle of Kiev (1941)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Stalingrad NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Uman NERFINISHED ⓘ Case Blue NERFINISHED ⓘ Defensive battles in Ukraine ⓘ Fighting in Hungary (1944–1945) ⓘ Invasion of Yugoslavia NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Barbarossa NERFINISHED ⓘ Retreat from the Caucasus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| equipment |
Panzer III
NERFINISHED
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Panzer IV NERFINISHED ⓘ self-propelled artillery ⓘ |
| finalFate | Destroyed or surrendered in Austria and Czechoslovakia in 1945 ⓘ |
| formationDate | 1940-10 ⓘ |
| formedFrom | 13th Infantry Division (mot.) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| front | Eastern Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrisonDuringFormation | Magdeburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| initialDesignation | 13th Infantry Division (mot.) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | German ⓘ |
| militaryRole | armored warfare ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Friedrich-Wilhelm von Mellenthin
NERFINISHED
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Traugott Herr NERFINISHED ⓘ Walther Düvert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Suffered heavy losses at Stalingrad ⓘ |
| notableFor | Participation in deep armored thrusts during early Eastern Front campaigns ⓘ |
| partOf | German Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reconstitution | Rebuilt after Stalingrad from surviving elements and new recruits ⓘ |
| size | division ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Balkan Campaign
NERFINISHED
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Eastern Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| type | armored division ⓘ |
| warCrimeAllegation | Involved in anti-partisan operations on Eastern Front ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: 13th Panzer Division Description of subject: The 13th Panzer Division was a German Wehrmacht armored division in World War II that fought primarily on the Eastern Front.
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