Operation Jericho
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Operation Jericho was a daring low-level Allied air raid in 1944 targeting Amiens Prison in German-occupied France to breach its walls and free Resistance prisoners.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Operation Jericho canonical | 5 |
| Operation Jericho support missions | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1386117 — 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: Operation Jericho Context triple: [de Havilland Mosquito, notableOperation, Operation Jericho]
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A.
Operation Crossbow
Operation Crossbow was a World War II Allied campaign of intelligence, bombing, and reconnaissance aimed at locating and destroying German V-weapon (V-1 and V-2) research, production, and launch sites.
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B.
Operation Granby
Operation Granby was the codename for the United Kingdom’s military campaign during the 1990–1991 Gulf War against Iraq.
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C.
Operation Whirlwind
Operation Whirlwind was the codename for the large-scale Soviet military intervention that crushed the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 and reasserted Soviet control over Hungary.
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D.
Operation Joshua
Operation Joshua was a 1985 Israeli-led airlift that rescued and relocated hundreds of Ethiopian Jews from Sudan to Israel as part of a broader effort to bring the Ethiopian Jewish community to safety.
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E.
Operation al-Fajr
Operation al-Fajr was the U.S.-led November 2004 offensive to retake the Iraqi city of Fallujah from insurgent forces during the Iraq War.
- 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: Operation Jericho Target entity description: Operation Jericho was a daring low-level Allied air raid in 1944 targeting Amiens Prison in German-occupied France to breach its walls and free Resistance prisoners.
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A.
Operation Crossbow
Operation Crossbow was a World War II Allied campaign of intelligence, bombing, and reconnaissance aimed at locating and destroying German V-weapon (V-1 and V-2) research, production, and launch sites.
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B.
Operation Granby
Operation Granby was the codename for the United Kingdom’s military campaign during the 1990–1991 Gulf War against Iraq.
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C.
Operation Whirlwind
Operation Whirlwind was the codename for the large-scale Soviet military intervention that crushed the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 and reasserted Soviet control over Hungary.
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D.
Operation Joshua
Operation Joshua was a 1985 Israeli-led airlift that rescued and relocated hundreds of Ethiopian Jews from Sudan to Israel as part of a broader effort to bring the Ethiopian Jewish community to safety.
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E.
Operation al-Fajr
Operation al-Fajr was the U.S.-led November 2004 offensive to retake the Iraqi city of Fallujah from insurgent forces during the Iraq War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
air raid
ⓘ
military operation ⓘ |
| aircraftUsed |
Hawker Typhoon (escort)
ⓘ
linked to:
Hawker Typhoon
de Havilland Mosquito ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Amiens prison raid ⓘ |
| altitudeProfile | very low altitude approach ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Allied forces
ⓘ
Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| casualties |
Allied aircrew killed
ⓘ
French civilians killed ⓘ prisoners killed ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Group Captain Percy Charles Pickard ⓘ |
| commanderRole | RAF mission leader ⓘ |
| conductedBy |
No. 140 Wing RAF
ⓘ
No. 21 Squadron RAF ⓘ No. 464 Squadron RAAF ⓘ No. 487 Squadron RNZAF ⓘ Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| conflict |
Second World War
ⓘ
linked to:
World War II
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| countryAtTime | German-occupied France ⓘ |
| date | 18 February 1944 ⓘ |
| involved | French Resistance ⓘ |
| legacy | subject of historical debate and analysis ⓘ |
| location |
Amiens
ⓘ
Amiens Prison ⓘ |
| method | low-level precision bombing ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversy over necessity and intelligence behind the raid
ⓘ
extremely low-level bombing run ⓘ precision attack on a prison ⓘ |
| objective |
disrupt German repression in occupied France
ⓘ
free members of the French Resistance ⓘ |
| opponent | German occupation authorities in France ⓘ |
| partOf | Allied operations in World War II ⓘ |
| PickardStatus | killed in action during the raid ⓘ |
| plannedBy |
Allied air planners
ⓘ
RAF Second Tactical Air Force ⓘ |
| primaryObjective |
breach the walls of Amiens Prison
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facilitate escape of prisoners ⓘ |
| result | partial success ⓘ |
| resultDetail |
hundreds of prisoners escaped
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prison walls and guards’ quarters were breached ⓘ several attacking aircraft were lost ⓘ significant prisoner and civilian casualties occurred ⓘ some Resistance prisoners were freed ⓘ |
| target |
Amiens Prison guard buildings
ⓘ
Amiens Prison walls ⓘ
linked to:
Amiens Prison
|
| theater | Western Front ⓘ |
| timeOfDay | daylight raid ⓘ |
| year | 1944 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Operation Jericho Description of subject: Operation Jericho was a daring low-level Allied air raid in 1944 targeting Amiens Prison in German-occupied France to breach its walls and free Resistance prisoners.
Referenced by (6)
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linked to: Operation Jericho