General Paulus
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General Paulus was a German field marshal best known for commanding the 6th Army during the Battle of Stalingrad in World War II, where his surrender marked a major turning point on the Eastern Front.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| General Paulus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13060910 — 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: General Paulus Context triple: [Europe Central, mainCharacter, General Paulus]
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A.
Juliusz Rómmel
Juliusz Rómmel was a Polish general best known for his leadership in the Polish–Soviet War and later as a commander during the early stages of World War II.
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B.
Erwin Rommel
Erwin Rommel was a highly respected German field marshal of World War II, famed for his bold and skillful leadership of Axis forces in North Africa and his reputation as the "Desert Fox."
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C.
Manfred Rommel
Manfred Rommel was a German politician and long-serving mayor of Stuttgart, known for his liberal views and efforts at postwar reconciliation.
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D.
George S. Patton
George S. Patton was a famed and aggressive U.S. Army general of World War II, best known for his leadership of armored forces in major European and Mediterranean campaigns.
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E.
George S. Patton Sr.
George S. Patton Sr. was a 19th-century American attorney, Confederate colonel, and politician from Virginia, best known as the father of World War II General George S. Patton Jr.
- 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: General Paulus Target entity description: General Paulus was a German field marshal best known for commanding the 6th Army during the Battle of Stalingrad in World War II, where his surrender marked a major turning point on the Eastern Front.
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A.
Juliusz Rómmel
Juliusz Rómmel was a Polish general best known for his leadership in the Polish–Soviet War and later as a commander during the early stages of World War II.
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B.
Erwin Rommel
Erwin Rommel was a highly respected German field marshal of World War II, famed for his bold and skillful leadership of Axis forces in North Africa and his reputation as the "Desert Fox."
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C.
Manfred Rommel
Manfred Rommel was a German politician and long-serving mayor of Stuttgart, known for his liberal views and efforts at postwar reconciliation.
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D.
George S. Patton
George S. Patton was a famed and aggressive U.S. Army general of World War II, best known for his leadership of armored forces in major European and Mediterranean campaigns.
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E.
George S. Patton Sr.
George S. Patton Sr. was a 19th-century American attorney, Confederate colonel, and politician from Virginia, best known as the father of World War II General George S. Patton Jr.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German military officer
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field marshal ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allegiance |
German Empire
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Nazi Germany ⓘ Weimar Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battle | Battle of Stalingrad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Dresden, East Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capturedBy | Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ⓘ |
| commanded | German 6th Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
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World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
German Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nazi Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ Weimar Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1890-09-23 ⓘ |
| dateOfCapture | 1943-01-31 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1957-02-01 ⓘ |
| education | Cadet school in Kassel ⓘ |
| employer |
Reichswehr
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wehrmacht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | German ⓘ |
| familyName | Paulus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Friedrich Wilhelm Ernst Paulus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Friedrich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marriageStart | 1912 ⓘ |
| memberOf | German Army General Staff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
German Army (Wehrmacht)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Imperial German Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Surrender of the German 6th Army at Stalingrad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Command of the German 6th Army at the Battle of Stalingrad ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 3 ⓘ |
| occupation | military officer ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Case Blue
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Invasion of the Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Breitenau, Hesse-Nassau, German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfCapture | Stalingrad, Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Dresden, East Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| promotedToRank | Field Marshal on 1943-01-30 ⓘ |
| rank |
Field Marshal
ⓘ
Generalfeldmarschall ⓘ |
| releasedFromCaptivity | 1953 ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
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| residence | Dresden, East Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Elena Rosetti-Solescu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasPrisonerOfWar | Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearsOfImprisonment | 1943-1953 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: General Paulus Description of subject: General Paulus was a German field marshal best known for commanding the 6th Army during the Battle of Stalingrad in World War II, where his surrender marked a major turning point on the Eastern Front.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.