Yankee Division
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Yankee Division is the nickname of the U.S. Army's 26th Infantry Division, a National Guard formation from New England that gained distinction in World War I and World War II.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yankee Division canonical | 2 |
| Yankee Division of the U.S. Army National Guard | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7203977 — 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: Yankee Division Context triple: [26th Yankee Division, nickname, Yankee Division]
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A.
Brooklyn Division
The Brooklyn Division is a regional branch of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York that handles federal cases arising primarily from Brooklyn and surrounding areas.
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B.
Augusta Division
The Augusta Division is a regional judicial division of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia that handles federal cases arising from its designated counties in and around Augusta, Georgia.
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C.
White Plains Division
The White Plains Division is a regional branch of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York that handles federal cases arising primarily from New York’s northern suburban counties.
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D.
Rochester Division
The Rochester Division is a regional branch of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York that handles federal cases arising from the Rochester area and surrounding counties.
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E.
Lafayette Division
Lafayette Division is a regional division of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana that handles federal cases arising from its designated portion of the state.
- 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: Yankee Division Target entity description: Yankee Division is the nickname of the U.S. Army's 26th Infantry Division, a National Guard formation from New England that gained distinction in World War I and World War II.
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A.
Brooklyn Division
The Brooklyn Division is a regional branch of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York that handles federal cases arising primarily from Brooklyn and surrounding areas.
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B.
Augusta Division
The Augusta Division is a regional judicial division of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia that handles federal cases arising from its designated counties in and around Augusta, Georgia.
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C.
White Plains Division
The White Plains Division is a regional branch of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York that handles federal cases arising primarily from New York’s northern suburban counties.
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D.
Rochester Division
The Rochester Division is a regional branch of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York that handles federal cases arising from the Rochester area and surrounding counties.
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E.
Lafayette Division
Lafayette Division is a regional division of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana that handles federal cases arising from its designated portion of the state.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
National Guard division
ⓘ
United States Army formation ⓘ infantry division ⓘ |
| allegiance |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| associatedWith |
Massachusetts Army National Guard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New England states NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | United States Army ⓘ |
| component | Army National Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| gainedDistinctionIn |
World War I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | 26th ID NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNickname | Yankee Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNicknameOrigin | nickname derived from New England “Yankee” identity ⓘ |
| hasOfficialName | 26th Infantry Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole | infantry combat operations ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 20th century ⓘ |
| militaryBranchType | Army infantry division ⓘ |
| notableFor |
combat operations in Europe during World War II
ⓘ
combat operations in France during World War I ⓘ service as a National Guard division from New England ⓘ |
| partOf | American Expeditionary Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recruitedFrom |
Connecticut
NERFINISHED
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Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ New Hampshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhode Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Vermont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | New England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| service | United States Army National Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| size | division ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
European Theater (World War II)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
European Theater of Operations NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Front (World War I) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| type | infantry ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yankee Division Description of subject: Yankee Division is the nickname of the U.S. Army's 26th Infantry Division, a National Guard formation from New England that gained distinction in World War I and World War II.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Yankee Division of the U.S. Army National Guard