Captain Miller's Ranger squad
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Captain Miller's Ranger squad is the small World War II U.S. Army unit in "Saving Private Ryan" that undertakes a perilous mission behind enemy lines to locate and bring home Private James Francis Ryan.
All labels observed (1)
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| Captain Miller's Ranger squad canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Captain Miller's Ranger squad Context triple: [Private James Francis Ryan, rescuedByUnit, Captain Miller's Ranger squad]
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A.
Captain Miller
Captain Miller is the pragmatic and haunted commanding officer of the rescue vessel Lewis and Clark in the 1997 science fiction horror film "Event Horizon."
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B.
Corporal Miller
Corporal Miller is a skilled explosives expert and member of the commando team in the World War II adventure film "The Guns of Navarone."
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C.
Kampfeinsitzerkommando
Kampfeinsitzerkommando was an early German World War I fighter detachment organization that served as a precursor to the more formalized Jagdstaffel fighter squadrons.
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D.
Fallschirmjäger
Fallschirmjäger were elite German World War II paratrooper units of the Luftwaffe, renowned for their airborne assaults and fierce combat performance.
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E.
The Squad
The Squad is an informal group of progressive Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives known for their left-wing policy positions and strong social media presence.
- 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: Captain Miller's Ranger squad Target entity description: Captain Miller's Ranger squad is the small World War II U.S. Army unit in "Saving Private Ryan" that undertakes a perilous mission behind enemy lines to locate and bring home Private James Francis Ryan.
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A.
Captain Miller
Captain Miller is the pragmatic and haunted commanding officer of the rescue vessel Lewis and Clark in the 1997 science fiction horror film "Event Horizon."
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B.
Corporal Miller
Corporal Miller is a skilled explosives expert and member of the commando team in the World War II adventure film "The Guns of Navarone."
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C.
Kampfeinsitzerkommando
Kampfeinsitzerkommando was an early German World War I fighter detachment organization that served as a precursor to the more formalized Jagdstaffel fighter squadrons.
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D.
Fallschirmjäger
Fallschirmjäger were elite German World War II paratrooper units of the Luftwaffe, renowned for their airborne assaults and fierce combat performance.
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E.
The Squad
The Squad is an informal group of progressive Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives known for their left-wing policy positions and strong social media presence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. Army Ranger unit
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fictional military unit ⓘ |
| allegiance | United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Saving Private Ryan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter | Private James Francis Ryan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branchOfService | United States Army Rangers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| engagesIn | Normandy campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Saving Private Ryan universe ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | film Saving Private Ryan (1998) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | war film unit ⓘ |
| includesRole |
interpreter
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medic ⓘ rifleman ⓘ sniper ⓘ squad leader ⓘ technical sergeant ⓘ |
| languageOfDialogue | English ⓘ |
| leader | Captain John H. Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| member |
Captain John H. Miller
NERFINISHED
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Corporal Timothy Upham NERFINISHED ⓘ Private Adrian Caparzo NERFINISHED ⓘ Private Daniel Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ Private First Class Richard Reiben NERFINISHED ⓘ Private Stanley Mellish NERFINISHED ⓘ T-4 Medic Irwin Wade NERFINISHED ⓘ Technical Sergeant Mike Horvath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mission | locate and bring home Private James Francis Ryan ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
assault on German machine-gun position at radar site
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defense of the Ramelle bridge ⓘ |
| notableCasualties |
Captain John H. Miller
NERFINISHED
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Private Adrian Caparzo NERFINISHED ⓘ Private Stanley Mellish NERFINISHED ⓘ T-4 Medic Irwin Wade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatesBehindEnemyLines | true ⓘ |
| originatesFromEvent | D-Day landings on Omaha Beach GENERATED ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
battle-hardened
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highly trained ⓘ |
| portrayedInFilmByDirector | Steven Spielberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| size | small infantry squad ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
duty
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sacrifice ⓘ the value of a single life ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1944 ⓘ |
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Subject: Captain Miller's Ranger squad Description of subject: Captain Miller's Ranger squad is the small World War II U.S. Army unit in "Saving Private Ryan" that undertakes a perilous mission behind enemy lines to locate and bring home Private James Francis Ryan.
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