Talasea landings
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The Talasea landings were a World War II Allied amphibious assault on New Britain aimed at advancing along the island’s north coast and pressuring Japanese forces in the Southwest Pacific.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Talasea landings canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6856970 — 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: Talasea landings Context triple: [New Britain campaign, subordinateOperation, Talasea landings]
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A.
Landing at Nadzab
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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B.
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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C.
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.
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D.
The Landing
The Landing is a waterfront dining and entertainment district within Disney Springs at Walt Disney World, featuring themed restaurants, bars, and shops.
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E.
Little Creek amphibious base
Little Creek amphibious base is a major U.S. Navy installation in Virginia that serves as a primary hub for amphibious warfare training and operations.
- 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: Talasea landings Target entity description: The Talasea landings were a World War II Allied amphibious assault on New Britain aimed at advancing along the island’s north coast and pressuring Japanese forces in the Southwest Pacific.
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A.
Landing at Nadzab
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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B.
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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C.
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.
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D.
The Landing
The Landing is a waterfront dining and entertainment district within Disney Springs at Walt Disney World, featuring themed restaurants, bars, and shops.
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E.
Little Creek amphibious base
Little Creek amphibious base is a major U.S. Navy installation in Virginia that serves as a primary hub for amphibious warfare training and operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battle
ⓘ
amphibious landing ⓘ military operation ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Allied forces
ⓘ
Empire of Japan ⓘ
linked to:
Japan
|
| campaignObjective | advance westward from Cape Gloucester ⓘ |
| combatant |
Australia
ⓘ
Japan ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Territory of New Guinea ⓘ |
| date | 1944 ⓘ |
| front | Pacific War ⓘ |
| goal |
advance along the north coast of New Britain
ⓘ
pressure Japanese forces in the South West Pacific ⓘ |
| involves |
air support
ⓘ
infantry ⓘ naval forces ⓘ |
| location |
New Britain
ⓘ
Talasea ⓘ |
| method | amphibious landing from naval transports ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Australian Army
ⓘ
United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ |
| operationType | amphibious assault ⓘ |
| opponent | Japanese garrison on New Britain ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Imperial Japanese Army units
ⓘ
linked to:
Imperial Japanese Army
Imperial Japanese Navy air units ⓘ
linked to:
Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service
|
| partOf |
New Britain campaign
ⓘ
South West Pacific theatre of World War II ⓘ
linked to:
Southwest Pacific theatre of World War II
|
| region |
Southwest Pacific
ⓘ
linked to:
southwest Pacific Ocean
|
| result | Allied victory ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
secure positions on the Willaumez Peninsula
ⓘ
support isolation of Rabaul ⓘ |
| tacticalObjective |
capture Talasea area
ⓘ
deny Japanese use of airfields and anchorages on Willaumez Peninsula ⓘ |
| theatre | South West Pacific Area ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Talasea landings Description of subject: The Talasea landings were a World War II Allied amphibious assault on New Britain aimed at advancing along the island’s north coast and pressuring Japanese forces in the Southwest Pacific.
Referenced by (2)
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