1st Provisional Marine Brigade
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The 1st Provisional Marine Brigade was a temporary U.S. Marine Corps formation that saw notable World War II and Korean War combat service as a rapidly deployable amphibious assault and expeditionary force.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1st Provisional Marine Brigade canonical | 2 |
| 1st Provisional Marine Brigade (Reinforced) | 1 |
| 1st Provisional Marine Brigade (United States) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3610060 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1st Provisional Marine Brigade Context triple: [Invasion of Guam, involvesMilitaryUnit, 1st Provisional Marine Brigade]
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4th Marine Brigade
The 4th Marine Brigade was a U.S. Marine Corps infantry formation in World War I, renowned for its pivotal and hard-fought role in halting the German advance during the Battle of Belleau Wood.
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2nd Marine Division
The 2nd Marine Division is a major U.S. Marine Corps infantry division renowned for its pivotal amphibious assaults and ground combat operations in the Pacific Theater during World War II and subsequent conflicts.
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C.
3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade
The 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade is a forward-deployed, rapidly deployable U.S. Marine Corps air-ground task force focused on crisis response and amphibious operations in the Indo-Pacific region.
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D.
3rd Marine Division
The 3rd Marine Division is a United States Marine Corps infantry division renowned for its pivotal combat role in the Pacific Theater during World War II and its continued service in subsequent conflicts.
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E.
2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade (US)
The 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade (US) is a scalable, task-organized Marine Air-Ground Task Force capable of rapidly deploying for mid-sized crisis response and combat operations worldwide.
- 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: 1st Provisional Marine Brigade Target entity description: The 1st Provisional Marine Brigade was a temporary U.S. Marine Corps formation that saw notable World War II and Korean War combat service as a rapidly deployable amphibious assault and expeditionary force.
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A.
4th Marine Brigade
The 4th Marine Brigade was a U.S. Marine Corps infantry formation in World War I, renowned for its pivotal and hard-fought role in halting the German advance during the Battle of Belleau Wood.
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B.
2nd Marine Division
The 2nd Marine Division is a major U.S. Marine Corps infantry division renowned for its pivotal amphibious assaults and ground combat operations in the Pacific Theater during World War II and subsequent conflicts.
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C.
3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade
The 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade is a forward-deployed, rapidly deployable U.S. Marine Corps air-ground task force focused on crisis response and amphibious operations in the Indo-Pacific region.
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D.
3rd Marine Division
The 3rd Marine Division is a United States Marine Corps infantry division renowned for its pivotal combat role in the Pacific Theater during World War II and its continued service in subsequent conflicts.
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E.
2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade (US)
The 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade (US) is a scalable, task-organized Marine Air-Ground Task Force capable of rapidly deploying for mid-sized crisis response and combat operations worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Marine Corps brigade
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temporary military formation ⓘ |
| allegiance |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| combatant |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| conflict |
Korean War
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| deploymentType | rapid deployment ⓘ |
| doctrine | US Marine Corps amphibious warfare doctrine ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
amphibious assaults in the Pacific Theater of World War II
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early combat operations in the Korean War ⓘ |
| formedAs | provisional brigade ⓘ |
| garrisonLabel | various forward-deployed locations ⓘ |
| hasAlternateName |
1st Provisional Marine Brigade (Reinforced)
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linked to:
1st Provisional Marine Brigade
|
| hasCapability |
amphibious landings
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expeditionary warfare ⓘ rapid reinforcement of threatened sectors ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
combined-arms formation
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task-organized ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Marine infantry units
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artillery units ⓘ headquarters element ⓘ support units ⓘ |
| hasMission | provide rapidly deployable combat power for amphibious and expeditionary operations ⓘ |
| hasSize | brigade-level formation ⓘ |
| hasSpecialization |
amphibious assault
ⓘ
expeditionary operations ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
United States Marine Corps
ⓘ
United States Navy Department ⓘ
linked to:
United States Navy
|
| militaryUnitType | infantry brigade ⓘ |
| notableFor |
combat service in World War II
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combat service in the Korean War ⓘ rapid deployability ⓘ |
| operationalEnvironment |
amphibious operations
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land combat operations ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Armed Forces ⓘ |
| role |
amphibious assault force
ⓘ
expeditionary force ⓘ |
| service | United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| serviceBranchRole | fleet marine force ⓘ |
| status | disbanded ⓘ |
| temporaryStatus | provisional ⓘ |
| usedBy | United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1st Provisional Marine Brigade Description of subject: The 1st Provisional Marine Brigade was a temporary U.S. Marine Corps formation that saw notable World War II and Korean War combat service as a rapidly deployable amphibious assault and expeditionary force.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: 1st Provisional Marine Brigade
linked to: 1st Provisional Marine Brigade