Landing at Nadzab
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Landing at Nadzab was a World War II airborne and amphibious operation in New Guinea in 1943, in which Allied forces seized the Nadzab airfield to support the capture of Lae and advance against Japanese positions.
All labels observed (1)
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| Landing at Nadzab canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5843923 — 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: Landing at Nadzab Context triple: [Salamaua–Lae campaign, includedBattle, Landing at Nadzab]
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Kokoda Front Line!
Kokoda Front Line! is a 1942 Australian World War II documentary film, renowned for its frontline footage of the Kokoda Track campaign in Papua New Guinea and for winning Australia’s first Academy Award.
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B.
Landing at Arawe
Landing at Arawe was a World War II amphibious assault by Allied forces on the southern coast of New Britain in December 1943, conducted primarily to secure airfield sites and divert Japanese attention from larger operations in the region.
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C.
Aitape–Wewak campaign
The Aitape–Wewak campaign was a late World War II Allied offensive in northern New Guinea in 1944–45 aimed at clearing remaining Japanese forces from the Aitape and Wewak regions.
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D.
The Landings
The Landings is a residential neighborhood that forms one of the planned subdivisions within the Burke Centre community in Fairfax County, Virginia.
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E.
Makin Island raid
The Makin Island raid was a 1942 World War II commando assault by U.S. Marine Raiders on Japanese forces in the Gilbert Islands, intended to disrupt enemy operations and gather intelligence.
- 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: Landing at Nadzab Target entity description: Landing at Nadzab was a World War II airborne and amphibious operation in New Guinea in 1943, in which Allied forces seized the Nadzab airfield to support the capture of Lae and advance against Japanese positions.
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A.
Kokoda Front Line!
Kokoda Front Line! is a 1942 Australian World War II documentary film, renowned for its frontline footage of the Kokoda Track campaign in Papua New Guinea and for winning Australia’s first Academy Award.
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B.
Landing at Arawe
Landing at Arawe was a World War II amphibious assault by Allied forces on the southern coast of New Britain in December 1943, conducted primarily to secure airfield sites and divert Japanese attention from larger operations in the region.
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C.
Aitape–Wewak campaign
The Aitape–Wewak campaign was a late World War II Allied offensive in northern New Guinea in 1944–45 aimed at clearing remaining Japanese forces from the Aitape and Wewak regions.
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D.
The Landings
The Landings is a residential neighborhood that forms one of the planned subdivisions within the Burke Centre community in Fairfax County, Virginia.
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E.
Makin Island raid
The Makin Island raid was a 1942 World War II commando assault by U.S. Marine Raiders on Japanese forces in the Gilbert Islands, intended to disrupt enemy operations and gather intelligence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battle
ⓘ
military operation ⓘ |
| aimedAt | outflanking Japanese defenses at Lae ⓘ |
| airfieldCaptured |
Nadzab airfield
ⓘ
linked to:
Wau airfield
|
| belligerent |
Allied forces
ⓘ
Empire of Japan ⓘ
linked to:
Japan
|
| campaign | Lae–Nadzab operation ⓘ |
| codename | Landing at Nadzab ⓘ |
| combatant |
Australia
ⓘ
Japan ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| commander |
Douglas MacArthur
ⓘ
Ennis C. Whitehead ⓘ George Alan Vasey ⓘ
linked to:
George Vasey
|
| conflict |
Second World War
ⓘ
linked to:
World War II
|
| country | Territory of New Guinea ⓘ |
| date | 5 September 1943 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Allied advance on Lae ⓘ |
| front | Pacific War ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | Markham Valley, New Guinea ⓘ |
| involvedUnit |
503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment
ⓘ
linked to:
503rd Parachute Regimental Combat Team
7th Australian Division ⓘ US Fifth Air Force ⓘ
linked to:
Fifth Air Force
|
| location | Nadzab, New Guinea ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
combined airborne and amphibious operation
ⓘ
large-scale Allied airborne assault in New Guinea ⓘ |
| objective |
advance against Japanese positions in New Guinea
ⓘ
capture of Nadzab airfield ⓘ support capture of Lae ⓘ |
| operationType |
airborne landing
ⓘ
amphibious landing ⓘ |
| partOf |
New Guinea campaign
ⓘ
South West Pacific theatre of World War II ⓘ
linked to:
Southwest Pacific theatre of World War II
|
| precededBy | Allied planning for Lae–Nadzab operation ⓘ |
| region | Territory of Papua and New Guinea ⓘ |
| relatedBattle | Battle of Lae ⓘ |
| result |
Allied victory
ⓘ
facilitated capture of Lae ⓘ seizure of Nadzab airfield ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
enabled further Allied advance along New Guinea coast
ⓘ
provided airbase for operations against Lae ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Allied air power
ⓘ
amphibious forces near Lae ⓘ |
| theatreCommander | Douglas MacArthur ⓘ |
| year | 1943 ⓘ |
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Subject: Landing at Nadzab Description of subject: Landing at Nadzab was a World War II airborne and amphibious operation in New Guinea in 1943, in which Allied forces seized the Nadzab airfield to support the capture of Lae and advance against Japanese positions.
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