Garibaldi Battalion
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The Garibaldi Battalion was an Italian volunteer unit fighting for the Republican side during the Spanish Civil War, composed largely of anti-fascist exiles.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Garibaldi Battalion canonical | 2 |
| Italian irregulars | 1 |
| Thaelmann Battalion | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T545857 — 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.
Target entity: Garibaldi Battalion Context triple: [Battle of Guadalajara, involvedUnit, Garibaldi Battalion]
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A.
Corpo Truppe Volontarie
The Corpo Truppe Volontarie was an Italian fascist expeditionary force sent by Mussolini to support Francisco Franco’s Nationalists during the Spanish Civil War.
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B.
Texian Army
The Texian Army was the volunteer military force that fought for Texas's independence from Mexico during the Texas Revolution in the 1830s.
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C.
Condor Legion
The Condor Legion was a unit of German air and ground forces sent by Nazi Germany to support Francisco Franco during the Spanish Civil War, notorious for its bombing of civilian targets such as Guernica and for testing tactics later used in World War II.
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D.
Polish Legions
The Polish Legions were military formations composed largely of Polish volunteers that fought under foreign banners—most famously alongside Napoleon—in hopes of restoring Poland’s independence.
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E.
Italian Fasces of Combat
The Italian Fasces of Combat was the nationalist paramilitary political movement that served as the precursor to Benito Mussolini’s Fascist Party and the rise of fascism in Italy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Garibaldi Battalion Target entity description: The Garibaldi Battalion was an Italian volunteer unit fighting for the Republican side during the Spanish Civil War, composed largely of anti-fascist exiles.
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A.
Corpo Truppe Volontarie
The Corpo Truppe Volontarie was an Italian fascist expeditionary force sent by Mussolini to support Francisco Franco’s Nationalists during the Spanish Civil War.
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B.
Texian Army
The Texian Army was the volunteer military force that fought for Texas's independence from Mexico during the Texas Revolution in the 1830s.
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C.
Condor Legion
The Condor Legion was a unit of German air and ground forces sent by Nazi Germany to support Francisco Franco during the Spanish Civil War, notorious for its bombing of civilian targets such as Guernica and for testing tactics later used in World War II.
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D.
Polish Legions
The Polish Legions were military formations composed largely of Polish volunteers that fought under foreign banners—most famously alongside Napoleon—in hopes of restoring Poland’s independence.
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E.
Italian Fasces of Combat
The Italian Fasces of Combat was the nationalist paramilitary political movement that served as the precursor to Benito Mussolini’s Fascist Party and the rise of fascism in Italy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international brigade unit
ⓘ
military unit ⓘ |
| activeFrom | 1936 ⓘ |
| activeUntil | 1939 ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Second Spanish Republic
ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Republic
|
| associatedWith |
Italian Communist Party
ⓘ
Italian socialist movements ⓘ |
| composedMostlyOf |
Italian anti-fascist exiles
ⓘ
Italian volunteers ⓘ |
| conflict | Spanish Civil War ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| disbandedAfter | withdrawal of International Brigades ⓘ |
| disbandedBy |
Second Spanish Republic
ⓘ
surface form:
Republican government of Spain
|
| foughtAgainst |
Corpo Truppe Volontarie
ⓘ
surface form:
Italian Corpo Truppe Volontarie
Nationalist forces in Spain ⓘ |
| ideology |
anti-fascism
ⓘ
communism ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | Italian ⓘ |
| motive | fight against fascism in Europe ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Giuseppe Garibaldi ⓘ |
| notableEngagement |
Battle of Guadalajara
ⓘ
defense of Madrid ⓘ |
| notableFor | participation of Italian anti-fascist exiles in the Spanish Civil War ⓘ |
| operationalTheater | Spain ⓘ |
| partOf | International Brigades ⓘ |
| recruitmentBase |
Italian political exiles in France
ⓘ
Italian political exiles in other European countries ⓘ |
| role | infantry ⓘ |
| side | Republican side in the Spanish Civil War ⓘ |
| typeOfVolunteerUnit | foreign volunteer battalion ⓘ |
| veteransLaterInvolvedIn | Italian Resistance during World War II ⓘ |
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Subject: Garibaldi Battalion Description of subject: The Garibaldi Battalion was an Italian volunteer unit fighting for the Republican side during the Spanish Civil War, composed largely of anti-fascist exiles.
Referenced by (4)
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