13th Foreign Legion Demi-Brigade
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The 13th Foreign Legion Demi-Brigade is an elite infantry unit of the French Foreign Legion renowned for its distinguished combat history, particularly during World War II and in various overseas operations.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 13e Demi-Brigade de Légion Étrangère | 1 |
| 13e demi-brigade de Légion étrangère | 1 |
| 13th Foreign Legion Demi-Brigade canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2900375 — 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: 13th Foreign Legion Demi-Brigade Context triple: [Foreign Legion, hasSubUnit, 13th Foreign Legion Demi-Brigade]
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A.
1st Foreign Regiment
The 1st Foreign Regiment is a historic unit of the French Foreign Legion responsible for training, administration, and support of Legion personnel.
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B.
3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment
The 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment is a historic combat unit of the French Foreign Legion known for its deployments in colonial campaigns and modern overseas operations.
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C.
1st Free French Brigade
The 1st Free French Brigade was a World War II unit of the Free French Forces renowned for its determined resistance against Axis troops in the North African campaign.
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D.
2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment
The 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment is a historic and highly regarded combat regiment of the French Foreign Legion known for its deployments in major overseas operations.
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E.
French 87th Territorial Division
The French 87th Territorial Division was a World War I French Army formation composed mainly of older reservists, noted for its defensive role on the Western Front, including during major engagements such as the Second Battle of Ypres.
- 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: 13th Foreign Legion Demi-Brigade Target entity description: The 13th Foreign Legion Demi-Brigade is an elite infantry unit of the French Foreign Legion renowned for its distinguished combat history, particularly during World War II and in various overseas operations.
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A.
1st Foreign Regiment
The 1st Foreign Regiment is a historic unit of the French Foreign Legion responsible for training, administration, and support of Legion personnel.
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B.
3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment
The 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment is a historic combat unit of the French Foreign Legion known for its deployments in colonial campaigns and modern overseas operations.
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C.
1st Free French Brigade
The 1st Free French Brigade was a World War II unit of the Free French Forces renowned for its determined resistance against Axis troops in the North African campaign.
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D.
2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment
The 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment is a historic and highly regarded combat regiment of the French Foreign Legion known for its deployments in major overseas operations.
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E.
French 87th Territorial Division
The French 87th Territorial Division was a World War I French Army formation composed mainly of older reservists, noted for its defensive role on the Western Front, including during major engagements such as the Second Battle of Ypres.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French Foreign Legion unit
ⓘ
infantry regiment ⓘ military unit ⓘ |
| abbreviation | 13e DBLE ⓘ |
| allegiance | France ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Free French Forces ⓘ |
| branch |
Armée de Terre
ⓘ
linked to:
Armée de terre
|
| category |
French Foreign Legion regiments
ⓘ
linked to:
French Army regiments
Infantry regiments of France ⓘ Military units and formations of France in World War II ⓘ |
| composition | foreign volunteers ⓘ |
| conflict |
Algerian War
ⓘ
linked to:
Algerian War of Independence
Battle of Narvik ⓘ First Indochina War ⓘ Gulf War ⓘ Italian campaign of World War II ⓘ
linked to:
Italian campaign
Liberation of France ⓘ Mali War ⓘ North African campaign ⓘ Norwegian campaign ⓘ
linked to:
Operation Weserübung
Operation Daguet ⓘ War in Afghanistan ⓘ
linked to:
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
World War II ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| decorations | multiple French military honors ⓘ |
| formedIn | 1940 ⓘ |
| garrison | France ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | French ⓘ |
| mottoLanguage | French ⓘ |
| nativeName |
13e demi-brigade de Légion étrangère
ⓘ
linked to:
13th Foreign Legion Demi-Brigade
|
| notableEngagement |
Battle of Bir Hakeim
ⓘ
Battle of Kufra ⓘ Battle of Narvik ⓘ Italian campaign ⓘ Operation Daguet ⓘ operations in Mali ⓘ |
| partOf |
French Army
ⓘ
French Foreign Legion ⓘ |
| reputation |
distinguished combat history
ⓘ
elite combat unit ⓘ |
| role |
elite light infantry
ⓘ
infantry ⓘ |
| serviceBranch |
French Army land forces
ⓘ
linked to:
French Army
|
| specialization |
expeditionary warfare
ⓘ
overseas operations ⓘ |
| tradition | Foreign Legion esprit de corps ⓘ |
| type | demi-brigade ⓘ |
| WWIIRole | Free French unit ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: 13th Foreign Legion Demi-Brigade Description of subject: The 13th Foreign Legion Demi-Brigade is an elite infantry unit of the French Foreign Legion renowned for its distinguished combat history, particularly during World War II and in various overseas operations.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: 13th Foreign Legion Demi-Brigade
linked to: 13th Foreign Legion Demi-Brigade