Operation Paddle
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Operation Paddle was a World War II follow-up advance by British airborne forces in Normandy aimed at pushing German troops eastward after the D-Day landings.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Operation Paddle canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4406642 — 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 Paddle Context triple: [British 6th Airborne Division, operation, Operation Paddle]
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A.
Operation Aqueduct
Operation Aqueduct was a series of U.S. nuclear weapons tests conducted during the Cold War as part of the broader American nuclear testing program.
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B.
Operation Tidal Wave
Operation Tidal Wave was a major World War II Allied air raid targeting Romanian oil refineries at Ploiești in an effort to cripple Nazi Germany’s fuel supplies.
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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 Spring Tide
Operation Spring Tide is the codename for the plans detailing the accession and early reign of King Charles III following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
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E.
Operation Piranha
Operation Piranha was a U.S. Marine Corps amphibious assault and search-and-destroy operation conducted in September 1965 during the Vietnam War, aimed at rooting out Viet Cong forces in the Batangan Peninsula.
- 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 Paddle Target entity description: Operation Paddle was a World War II follow-up advance by British airborne forces in Normandy aimed at pushing German troops eastward after the D-Day landings.
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A.
Operation Aqueduct
Operation Aqueduct was a series of U.S. nuclear weapons tests conducted during the Cold War as part of the broader American nuclear testing program.
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B.
Operation Tidal Wave
Operation Tidal Wave was a major World War II Allied air raid targeting Romanian oil refineries at Ploiești in an effort to cripple Nazi Germany’s fuel supplies.
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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 Spring Tide
Operation Spring Tide is the codename for the plans detailing the accession and early reign of King Charles III following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
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E.
Operation Piranha
Operation Piranha was a U.S. Marine Corps amphibious assault and search-and-destroy operation conducted in September 1965 during the Vietnam War, aimed at rooting out Viet Cong forces in the Batangan Peninsula.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II military operation
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military operation ⓘ |
| after |
D-Day landings
ⓘ
linked to:
D-Day
Operation Overlord ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
clearing German positions east of the Orne River
ⓘ
maintaining pressure on retreating German forces in Normandy ⓘ |
| belligerent | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| endTime | 1944-08-19 ⓘ |
| followedBy | further Allied advances in northern France ⓘ |
| forceType | airborne forces ⓘ |
| location | Normandy ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| notableFeature | conducted by British airborne forces as a follow-up to D-Day ⓘ |
| objective |
to exploit the success of the Normandy landings
ⓘ
to push German forces eastward in Normandy ⓘ |
| opponent | German Army ⓘ |
| opposingForce | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| participant |
6th Airborne Division
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British airborne troops ⓘ |
| partOf | Battle of Normandy ⓘ |
| result | Allied advance eastward in Normandy ⓘ |
| startTime | 1944-08-17 ⓘ |
| strategicContext | Allied breakout from the Normandy beachhead ⓘ |
| theatre | Western Front of World War II ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Operation Paddle Description of subject: Operation Paddle was a World War II follow-up advance by British airborne forces in Normandy aimed at pushing German troops eastward after the D-Day landings.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.