Battle of Biffontaine
E444319
The Battle of Biffontaine was a World War II engagement in eastern France in October 1944, where the U.S. Army’s mostly Japanese American 442nd Regimental Combat Team fought fiercely to liberate the village from German forces.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Biffontaine canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4411480 — 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: Battle of Biffontaine Context triple: [442nd Regimental Combat Team, engagement, Battle of Biffontaine]
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Battle of Grandson
The Battle of Grandson was a major 1476 conflict of the Burgundian Wars in which Swiss Confederation forces decisively defeated Charles the Bold of Burgundy, marking a turning point in his downfall.
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Battle of Bannockburn
The Battle of Bannockburn was a decisive 1314 Scottish victory over England during the First War of Scottish Independence that secured Robert the Bruce’s position as King of Scots.
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C.
Battle of Neville's Cross
The Battle of Neville's Cross was a major 1346 clash near Durham in which an English army decisively defeated and captured King David II of Scotland, significantly weakening Scottish power during the Hundred Years' War era.
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D.
Battle of Stirling Bridge
The Battle of Stirling Bridge was a major Scottish victory in 1297, where William Wallace and Andrew Moray defeated a much larger English army during the First War of Scottish Independence.
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E.
Battle of Pinkie Cleugh
The Battle of Pinkie Cleugh was a major 1547 clash near Musselburgh in which English forces decisively defeated the Scots, marking the last pitched battle between the two kingdoms and a key episode in the Rough Wooing.
- 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: Battle of Biffontaine Target entity description: The Battle of Biffontaine was a World War II engagement in eastern France in October 1944, where the U.S. Army’s mostly Japanese American 442nd Regimental Combat Team fought fiercely to liberate the village from German forces.
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A.
Battle of Grandson
The Battle of Grandson was a major 1476 conflict of the Burgundian Wars in which Swiss Confederation forces decisively defeated Charles the Bold of Burgundy, marking a turning point in his downfall.
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B.
Battle of Bannockburn
The Battle of Bannockburn was a decisive 1314 Scottish victory over England during the First War of Scottish Independence that secured Robert the Bruce’s position as King of Scots.
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C.
Battle of Neville's Cross
The Battle of Neville's Cross was a major 1346 clash near Durham in which an English army decisively defeated and captured King David II of Scotland, significantly weakening Scottish power during the Hundred Years' War era.
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D.
Battle of Stirling Bridge
The Battle of Stirling Bridge was a major Scottish victory in 1297, where William Wallace and Andrew Moray defeated a much larger English army during the First War of Scottish Independence.
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E.
Battle of Pinkie Cleugh
The Battle of Pinkie Cleugh was a major 1547 clash near Musselburgh in which English forces decisively defeated the Scots, marking the last pitched battle between the two kingdoms and a key episode in the Rough Wooing.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battle
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battle ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Japanese American military service in World War II
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Nisei soldiers ⓘ
linked to:
100th Infantry Battalion
|
| belligerent |
Nazi Germany
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United States Army ⓘ |
| combatant |
442nd Regimental Combat Team
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German Army ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn |
Japanese American World War II histories
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U.S. accounts of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| date | October 1944 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Rescue of the Lost Battalion ⓘ |
| forceComposition | mostly Japanese American soldiers ⓘ |
| front | Western Front ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
contributed to the distinguished record of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team
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demonstrated combat effectiveness of Japanese American units ⓘ |
| involvedUnit |
100th Infantry Battalion (as part of 442nd RCT)
ⓘ
linked to:
100th Infantry Battalion
36th Infantry Division (United States) ⓘ
linked to:
36th Infantry Division
442nd Regimental Combat Team ⓘ German infantry units ⓘ |
| location | Biffontaine, Vosges, France ⓘ |
| notableFor |
liberation of the village of Biffontaine from German forces
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participation of mostly Japanese American soldiers ⓘ |
| objective |
to capture and secure the village of Biffontaine
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to dislodge German forces from defensive positions around Biffontaine ⓘ |
| opponent | German forces ⓘ |
| outcome | liberation of Biffontaine ⓘ |
| partOf |
Allied campaign in the Vosges
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Vosges campaign ⓘ
linked to:
Vosges Campaign
|
| precededBy | earlier Allied operations in southern France ⓘ |
| primaryForce | 442nd Regimental Combat Team ⓘ |
| region | eastern France ⓘ |
| result | Allied victory ⓘ |
| side |
Allies
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linked to:
Allied forces
Axis ⓘ |
| terrain | heavily forested Vosges Mountains ⓘ |
| tookPlaceDuring |
Allied advance into eastern France
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European Theater of World War II ⓘ
linked to:
European theatre of World War II
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| typeOfEngagement |
infantry assault
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village combat ⓘ |
| year | 1944 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Biffontaine Description of subject: The Battle of Biffontaine was a World War II engagement in eastern France in October 1944, where the U.S. Army’s mostly Japanese American 442nd Regimental Combat Team fought fiercely to liberate the village from German forces.
Referenced by (2)
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