420th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
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The 420th Armored Field Artillery Battalion was a U.S. Army World War II unit that provided mobile armored artillery support as part of the 10th Armored Division in the European Theater.
All labels observed (1)
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| 420th Armored Field Artillery Battalion canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 420th Armored Field Artillery Battalion Context triple: [10th Armored Division, component, 420th Armored Field Artillery Battalion]
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212th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
The 212th Armored Field Artillery Battalion was a U.S. Army World War II artillery unit that provided mobile, armored fire support as part of the 6th Armored Division in the European Theater.
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B.
22nd Armored Field Artillery Battalion
The 22nd Armored Field Artillery Battalion was a U.S. Army World War II unit that provided mobile armored artillery support as part of the 4th Armored Division in the European Theater.
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C.
128th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
The 128th Armored Field Artillery Battalion was a U.S. Army World War II artillery unit that provided mobile, armored fire support as part of the 6th Armored Division in the European Theater.
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D.
94th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
The 94th Armored Field Artillery Battalion was a U.S. Army World War II unit that provided mobile armored artillery support as part of the famed 4th Armored Division in the European Theater.
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E.
231st Armored Field Artillery Battalion
The 231st Armored Field Artillery Battalion was a U.S. Army World War II unit that provided mobile armored artillery support as part of the 6th Armored Division in the European Theater.
- 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 420th Armored Field Artillery Battalion Target entity description: The 420th Armored Field Artillery Battalion was a U.S. Army World War II unit that provided mobile armored artillery support as part of the 10th Armored Division in the European Theater.
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A.
212th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
The 212th Armored Field Artillery Battalion was a U.S. Army World War II artillery unit that provided mobile, armored fire support as part of the 6th Armored Division in the European Theater.
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B.
22nd Armored Field Artillery Battalion
The 22nd Armored Field Artillery Battalion was a U.S. Army World War II unit that provided mobile armored artillery support as part of the 4th Armored Division in the European Theater.
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C.
128th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
The 128th Armored Field Artillery Battalion was a U.S. Army World War II artillery unit that provided mobile, armored fire support as part of the 6th Armored Division in the European Theater.
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D.
94th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
The 94th Armored Field Artillery Battalion was a U.S. Army World War II unit that provided mobile armored artillery support as part of the famed 4th Armored Division in the European Theater.
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E.
231st Armored Field Artillery Battalion
The 231st Armored Field Artillery Battalion was a U.S. Army World War II unit that provided mobile armored artillery support as part of the 6th Armored Division in the European Theater.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. Army artillery battalion
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World War II military unit ⓘ armored field artillery battalion ⓘ |
| allegiance |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| branch | United States Army ⓘ |
| category |
10th Armored Division (United States) units
NERFINISHED
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U.S. World War II armored artillery units ⓘ |
| composition | armored artillery batteries ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| designation | 420th Armored Field Artillery Battalion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| equipmentClass | armored self-propelled howitzers ⓘ |
| era |
World War II
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surface form:
World War II era
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| forceType | combat support unit ⓘ |
| function | indirect fire support for armored and infantry units ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| militaryBranchType | field artillery ⓘ |
| mobility | armored and mechanized ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| operationalDomain | land warfare ⓘ |
| partOf | 10th Armored Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryMission | provide artillery support to 10th Armored Division combat commands ⓘ |
| role |
armored artillery support
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mobile fire support ⓘ |
| service | United States Army Ground Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceStatus | inactive ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | 10th Armored Division artillery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theater | European Theater of Operations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| type | self-propelled artillery unit ⓘ |
| usedBy | United States Army in World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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