Dam Square shooting of 7 May 1945
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The Dam Square shooting of 7 May 1945 was a tragic incident in Amsterdam in which German troops fired on celebrating civilians shortly before the end of World War II, killing and wounding dozens.
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| Dam Square shooting of 7 May 1945 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Dam Square shooting of 7 May 1945 Context triple: [Dam Square, historicalEvent, Dam Square shooting of 7 May 1945]
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A.
Hamburg massacre
The Hamburg massacre was an 1876 white supremacist attack in Hamburg, South Carolina, in which armed Democrats killed and terrorized Black militiamen and citizens to help overthrow Reconstruction-era Republican rule.
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B.
Miami Showband killings
The Miami Showband killings were a notorious 1975 sectarian massacre in County Down, Northern Ireland, in which members of a popular showband were ambushed and murdered by loyalist paramilitaries, becoming one of the most infamous atrocities of the Troubles.
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C.
Bloody Sunday
Bloody Sunday was a 1972 incident in Derry, Northern Ireland, when British soldiers shot and killed unarmed civil rights protesters, becoming one of the most infamous and galvanizing events of the Troubles.
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D.
Haymarket
Haymarket is a small historic town in Prince William County, Northern Virginia, known for its quaint downtown and proximity to Washington, D.C.
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E.
Haymarket affair
The Haymarket affair was an 1886 labor protest and bombing in Chicago that became a pivotal moment in the history of workers’ rights and the labor movement in the United States.
- 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)
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Target entity: Dam Square shooting of 7 May 1945 Target entity description: The Dam Square shooting of 7 May 1945 was a tragic incident in Amsterdam in which German troops fired on celebrating civilians shortly before the end of World War II, killing and wounding dozens.
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A.
Hamburg massacre
The Hamburg massacre was an 1876 white supremacist attack in Hamburg, South Carolina, in which armed Democrats killed and terrorized Black militiamen and citizens to help overthrow Reconstruction-era Republican rule.
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B.
Miami Showband killings
The Miami Showband killings were a notorious 1975 sectarian massacre in County Down, Northern Ireland, in which members of a popular showband were ambushed and murdered by loyalist paramilitaries, becoming one of the most infamous atrocities of the Troubles.
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C.
Bloody Sunday
Bloody Sunday was a 1972 incident in Derry, Northern Ireland, when British soldiers shot and killed unarmed civil rights protesters, becoming one of the most infamous and galvanizing events of the Troubles.
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D.
Haymarket
Haymarket is a small historic town in Prince William County, Northern Virginia, known for its quaint downtown and proximity to Washington, D.C.
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E.
Haymarket affair
The Haymarket affair was an 1886 labor protest and bombing in Chicago that became a pivotal moment in the history of workers’ rights and the labor movement in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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mass shooting ⓘ war crime ⓘ |
| aftermath |
investigations into responsibility for the shooting
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public outrage in the Netherlands ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Schietpartij op de Dam ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | memorial plaque on Dam Square ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | annual remembrance events in Amsterdam ⓘ |
| context | celebrations of liberation in Amsterdam ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| date | 1945-05-07 ⓘ |
| hasCause | German troops opening fire on crowd ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
civilian suffering in wartime
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violence during liberation celebrations ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfVictim |
children
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men ⓘ women ⓘ |
| languageOfAlternateName | Dutch ⓘ |
| locatedIn | city centre of Amsterdam ⓘ |
| numberOfDeaths | dozens ⓘ |
| numberOfInjured | dozens ⓘ |
| occasion | near end of World War II in Europe ⓘ |
| partOf | World War II ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
German troops
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Kriegsmarine soldiers ⓘ |
| place |
Amsterdam
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Dam Square ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Nazi occupation of the Netherlands
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surface form:
German occupation of the Netherlands
liberation of the Netherlands ⓘ |
| result |
civilian casualties
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panic among crowd on Dam Square ⓘ |
| significance | one of the last violent incidents of World War II in the Netherlands ⓘ |
| target | unarmed civilians ⓘ |
| temporalRelation |
occurred one day before German Instrument of Surrender took effect in Europe
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occurred two days before German capitulation in the Netherlands ⓘ |
| victim | Dutch civilians ⓘ |
| weaponUsed | firearms ⓘ |
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Subject: Dam Square shooting of 7 May 1945 Description of subject: The Dam Square shooting of 7 May 1945 was a tragic incident in Amsterdam in which German troops fired on celebrating civilians shortly before the end of World War II, killing and wounding dozens.
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subject surface form:
Dam Square