Ulster Defence Regiment
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The Ulster Defence Regiment was a locally recruited infantry regiment of the British Army in Northern Ireland, active during the Troubles and often associated with controversy over collusion and sectarian violence.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ulster Defence Regiment canonical | 3 |
| Northern Ireland Support to Operation Banner overseas elements | 1 |
| Ulster Defence Regiment Act 1969 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T833093 — 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: Ulster Defence Regiment Context triple: [Miami Showband killings, involvedOrganization, Ulster Defence Regiment]
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Irish Guards
The Irish Guards is a regiment of the British Army renowned for its ceremonial role in royal events and its distinguished combat service history.
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Scots Guards
The Scots Guards is one of the British Army’s oldest and most prestigious infantry regiments, renowned for its ceremonial role in guarding the monarch as well as its distinguished combat service.
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C.
Manchester Regiment
The Manchester Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army that served in major conflicts from the late 19th century through both World Wars.
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Royal Ulster Constabulary
The Royal Ulster Constabulary was the former police force of Northern Ireland, widely associated with the sectarian conflict of the late 20th century and later replaced by the Police Service of Northern Ireland as part of peace process reforms.
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E.
Parachute Regiment
The Parachute Regiment is an elite airborne infantry regiment of the British Army renowned for its rapid deployment capabilities and distinguished combat history.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Ulster Defence Regiment Target entity description: The Ulster Defence Regiment was a locally recruited infantry regiment of the British Army in Northern Ireland, active during the Troubles and often associated with controversy over collusion and sectarian violence.
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A.
Irish Guards
The Irish Guards is a regiment of the British Army renowned for its ceremonial role in royal events and its distinguished combat service history.
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B.
Scots Guards
The Scots Guards is one of the British Army’s oldest and most prestigious infantry regiments, renowned for its ceremonial role in guarding the monarch as well as its distinguished combat service.
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C.
Manchester Regiment
The Manchester Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army that served in major conflicts from the late 19th century through both World Wars.
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D.
Royal Ulster Constabulary
The Royal Ulster Constabulary was the former police force of Northern Ireland, widely associated with the sectarian conflict of the late 20th century and later replaced by the Police Service of Northern Ireland as part of peace process reforms.
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E.
Parachute Regiment
The Parachute Regiment is an elite airborne infantry regiment of the British Army renowned for its rapid deployment capabilities and distinguished combat history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army regiment
ⓘ
infantry regiment ⓘ |
| abbreviation | UDR ⓘ |
| allegation |
collusion with loyalist paramilitaries
ⓘ
sectarian violence ⓘ |
| areaOfOperations |
Ulster
ⓘ
border areas with the Republic of Ireland ⓘ |
| associatedWith | loyalist paramilitary infiltration allegations ⓘ |
| branch | British Army ⓘ |
| casualties | suffered significant fatalities from republican paramilitary attacks ⓘ |
| commandStructure | Headquarters Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| conflict |
The Troubles
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surface form:
Northern Ireland conflict
The Troubles ⓘ |
| controversy |
discriminatory recruitment
ⓘ
human rights abuses ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticizedBy |
Government of Ireland
ⓘ
surface form:
Irish government
human rights organizations ⓘ |
| dateDissolved | 1992-06-30 ⓘ |
| dateFounded | 1970-04-01 ⓘ |
| disbandedBy | Options for Change defence review ⓘ |
| engagedWith |
Irish National Liberation Army
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Irish Republican Army ⓘ Official Irish Republican Army ⓘ Provisional Irish Republican Army ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
Ulster Defence Regiment
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Ulster Defence Regiment Act 1969
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| followedBy |
Royal Irish Regiment
ⓘ
Royal Irish Regiment (27th (Inniskilling) 83rd and 87th and Ulster Defence Regiment) ⓘ |
| garrison | Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location | Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| mergedInto |
Royal Irish Regiment
ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Irish Regiment (Home Service battalions)
|
| motto | Quis Separabit ⓘ |
| notableFor |
high casualty rate among part-time soldiers
ⓘ
largest infantry regiment in the British Army at its peak ⓘ |
| oversight |
United Kingdom Ministry of Defence
ⓘ
surface form:
Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)
|
| partOf | British Army ⓘ |
| precededBy | Ulster Special Constabulary ⓘ |
| primaryTask |
counter-insurgency operations
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support to Royal Ulster Constabulary ⓘ |
| recruitedFrom |
Ulster nationalist community
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Ulster unionist community ⓘ local population of Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| religiousComposition |
minority Catholic membership
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predominantly Protestant ⓘ |
| role |
internal security
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light infantry ⓘ |
| size | battalion-based regiment ⓘ |
| type | locally recruited home service regiment ⓘ |
| uniform | British Army standard infantry uniform with distinctive UDR insignia ⓘ |
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Subject: Ulster Defence Regiment Description of subject: The Ulster Defence Regiment was a locally recruited infantry regiment of the British Army in Northern Ireland, active during the Troubles and often associated with controversy over collusion and sectarian violence.
Referenced by (5)
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