Camp Griffiss
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Camp Griffiss was a World War II U.S. military headquarters complex in England that notably housed elements of the Allied command planning the D-Day invasion.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Camp Griffiss canonical | 1 |
| Camp Griffiss memorial | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T647927 — 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: Camp Griffiss Context triple: [Bushy Park, hasMilitarySite, Camp Griffiss]
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A.
Floyd Bennett Field
Floyd Bennett Field is a historic former airport in Brooklyn, New York City, now part of the Gateway National Recreation Area and used for recreation, conservation, and aviation heritage.
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B.
Fort Hamilton
Fort Hamilton is a historic U.S. Army installation in Brooklyn, New York, guarding the entrance to New York Harbor at the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge.
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C.
Oswego Armory
Oswego Armory is a historic National Guard armory building in Oswego, New York, designed in the late 19th century by prominent state architect Isaac G. Perry.
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D.
Schofield Barracks
Schofield Barracks is a major U.S. Army installation in central Oahu, Hawaii, serving as a key training and operational base for Pacific forces.
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E.
West Point, New York
West Point, New York is a historic Hudson River town best known as the site of the United States Military Academy, one of the nation’s premier officer training institutions.
- 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: Camp Griffiss Target entity description: Camp Griffiss was a World War II U.S. military headquarters complex in England that notably housed elements of the Allied command planning the D-Day invasion.
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A.
Floyd Bennett Field
Floyd Bennett Field is a historic former airport in Brooklyn, New York City, now part of the Gateway National Recreation Area and used for recreation, conservation, and aviation heritage.
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B.
Fort Hamilton
Fort Hamilton is a historic U.S. Army installation in Brooklyn, New York, guarding the entrance to New York Harbor at the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge.
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C.
Oswego Armory
Oswego Armory is a historic National Guard armory building in Oswego, New York, designed in the late 19th century by prominent state architect Isaac G. Perry.
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D.
Schofield Barracks
Schofield Barracks is a major U.S. Army installation in central Oahu, Hawaii, serving as a key training and operational base for Pacific forces.
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E.
West Point, New York
West Point, New York is a historic Hudson River town best known as the site of the United States Military Academy, one of the nation’s premier officer training institutions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II site
ⓘ
military headquarters ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
D-Day invasion planning
ⓘ
planning of the Normandy landings ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Allied Force Headquarters
ⓘ
surface form:
Allied military command
United States Army ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentStatus | demolished ⓘ |
| endUseDate | 1945 ⓘ |
| function |
command and control center
ⓘ
headquarters complex ⓘ |
| garrison |
Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force
ⓘ
Eighth Air Force ⓘ
surface form:
United States Eighth Air Force
Ninth Air Force ⓘ
surface form:
United States Ninth Air Force
United States Strategic Air Forces in Europe ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Allied command and control during World War II
ⓘ
Former military installations of the United States in the United Kingdom ⓘ Military history of London ⓘ World War II sites in London ⓘ |
| hasMemorial | Camp Griffiss memorial in Bushy Park ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bushy Park
ⓘ
England ⓘ London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
Middlesex, England ⓘ
surface form:
Middlesex
Teddington ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army Air Forces ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Lieutenant Colonel Townsend Griffiss ⓘ |
| notableFor |
housing elements of the Allied command planning the D-Day invasion
ⓘ
role in planning Operation Overlord ⓘ |
| partOf |
European Theater of Operations, United States Army
ⓘ
surface form:
European Theater of Operations
|
| region | Greater London ⓘ |
| siteUseAfterWar | public parkland ⓘ |
| startUseDate | 1942 ⓘ |
| theater | European Theater of Operations, United States Army ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Allied forces
ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ United States Army Air Forces ⓘ |
| usedDuring | World War II ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Camp Griffiss Description of subject: Camp Griffiss was a World War II U.S. military headquarters complex in England that notably housed elements of the Allied command planning the D-Day invasion.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Camp Griffiss memorial