Kulmhof extermination camp
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Kulmhof extermination camp was a Nazi German death camp in occupied Poland where mass killings—primarily of Jews—were carried out using gas vans and mass shootings during the Holocaust.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kulmhof extermination camp canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12245321 — 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: Kulmhof extermination camp Context triple: [SS-Sonderkommando Kulmhof, operated, Kulmhof extermination camp]
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Bernburg killing center
The Bernburg killing center was a Nazi euthanasia and extermination facility in Germany where thousands of disabled people and concentration camp prisoners were murdered with gas during World War II.
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B.
Hartheim killing center
The Hartheim killing center was a Nazi euthanasia and extermination facility in Austria where thousands of disabled people and later concentration camp prisoners were murdered in gas chambers during World War II.
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C.
Gross-Rosen concentration camp
Gross-Rosen concentration camp was a Nazi German concentration and forced-labor camp in occupied Poland, notorious for its brutal conditions and high mortality among prisoners during World War II.
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D.
Kaiserwald concentration camp
Kaiserwald concentration camp was a Nazi German concentration and labor camp near Riga, Latvia, where Jews and other prisoners were imprisoned, exploited, and murdered during the Holocaust.
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E.
Frauenburg
Frauenburg is the German name for Frombork, a historic town in northern Poland best known as the longtime residence and workplace of astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus.
- 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: Kulmhof extermination camp Target entity description: Kulmhof extermination camp was a Nazi German death camp in occupied Poland where mass killings—primarily of Jews—were carried out using gas vans and mass shootings during the Holocaust.
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A.
Bernburg killing center
The Bernburg killing center was a Nazi euthanasia and extermination facility in Germany where thousands of disabled people and concentration camp prisoners were murdered with gas during World War II.
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B.
Hartheim killing center
The Hartheim killing center was a Nazi euthanasia and extermination facility in Austria where thousands of disabled people and later concentration camp prisoners were murdered in gas chambers during World War II.
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C.
Gross-Rosen concentration camp
Gross-Rosen concentration camp was a Nazi German concentration and forced-labor camp in occupied Poland, notorious for its brutal conditions and high mortality among prisoners during World War II.
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D.
Kaiserwald concentration camp
Kaiserwald concentration camp was a Nazi German concentration and labor camp near Riga, Latvia, where Jews and other prisoners were imprisoned, exploited, and murdered during the Holocaust.
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E.
Frauenburg
Frauenburg is the German name for Frombork, a historic town in northern Poland best known as the longtime residence and workplace of astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Holocaust site
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Nazi German extermination camp ⓘ World War II site ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Chełmno extermination camp
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chełmno nad Nerem extermination camp NERFINISHED ⓘ Kulmhof an der Nehr extermination camp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Hans Bothmann
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Herbert Lange NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| endDate | 1943-03-11 ⓘ |
| estimatedNumberOfVictims |
at least 150000
ⓘ
up to 180000 ⓘ |
| finalLiquidationDate | 1945-01 ⓘ |
| firstMassGassingDate | 1941-12-08 GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
cremation pyres
ⓘ
forest camp ⓘ manor house killing site ⓘ mass graves ⓘ |
| killingMethod |
mass shootings
ⓘ
starvation ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chełmno nad Nerem
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Koło County NERFINISHED ⓘ Reichsgau Wartheland NERFINISHED ⓘ Warthegau NERFINISHED ⓘ occupied Poland ⓘ Łódź Voivodeship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Ner River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memorialStatus | Holocaust memorial site ⓘ |
| namedAfter | village of Kulmhof (Chełmno) ⓘ |
| notableFeature | first stationary extermination camp using gas vans as primary killing method ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Reich Main Security Office (RSHA)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
SS NERFINISHED ⓘ SS-Sonderkommando Kulmhof NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Final Solution
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Holocaust in Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perpetratorUnit | SS-Sonderkommando Lange NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryKillingMethod | gas vans ⓘ |
| reopened | 1944-06 ⓘ |
| startDate | 1941-12-08 ⓘ |
| victimGroup |
Austrian Jews
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Czech Jews NERFINISHED ⓘ German Jews ⓘ Hungarian Jews NERFINISHED ⓘ Jews NERFINISHED ⓘ Luxembourg Jews NERFINISHED ⓘ Poles NERFINISHED ⓘ Roma NERFINISHED ⓘ Slovak Jews NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet prisoners of war ⓘ children ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Kulmhof extermination camp Description of subject: Kulmhof extermination camp was a Nazi German death camp in occupied Poland where mass killings—primarily of Jews—were carried out using gas vans and mass shootings during the Holocaust.
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