Hasso von Manteuffel
E141787
Hasso von Manteuffel was a prominent German general of World War II, noted for his leadership of armored units on both the Eastern and Western Fronts.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hasso von Manteuffel canonical | 8 |
| Hasso-Eccard Freiherr von Manteuffel | 1 |
| von Manteuffel | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T622223 — 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: Hasso von Manteuffel Context triple: [7th Panzer Division, notableCommander, Hasso von Manteuffel]
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A.
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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B.
Gerd von Rundstedt
Gerd von Rundstedt was a senior German field marshal of World War II who held several key commands on the Western and Eastern Fronts and was one of Nazi Germany’s most prominent military leaders.
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C.
Erich von Manstein
Erich von Manstein was a prominent German field marshal of the Second World War, known for his strategic planning in campaigns such as the invasion of France and operations on the Eastern Front.
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D.
Günther von Kluge
Günther von Kluge was a senior German field marshal of World War II who held high command on the Eastern Front and later in Western Europe, becoming involved in the 20 July plot against Hitler.
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E.
Nikolaus von Falkenhorst
Nikolaus von Falkenhorst was a German Wehrmacht general best known for planning and leading the 1940 invasion of Norway and Denmark during World War II.
- 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: Hasso von Manteuffel Target entity description: Hasso von Manteuffel was a prominent German general of World War II, noted for his leadership of armored units on both the Eastern and Western Fronts.
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A.
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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B.
Gerd von Rundstedt
Gerd von Rundstedt was a senior German field marshal of World War II who held several key commands on the Western and Eastern Fronts and was one of Nazi Germany’s most prominent military leaders.
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C.
Erich von Manstein
Erich von Manstein was a prominent German field marshal of the Second World War, known for his strategic planning in campaigns such as the invasion of France and operations on the Eastern Front.
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D.
Günther von Kluge
Günther von Kluge was a senior German field marshal of World War II who held high command on the Eastern Front and later in Western Europe, becoming involved in the 20 July plot against Hitler.
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E.
Nikolaus von Falkenhorst
Nikolaus von Falkenhorst was a German Wehrmacht general best known for planning and leading the 1940 invasion of Norway and Denmark during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German general
ⓘ
human ⓘ military officer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
German Cross in Gold
ⓘ
Iron Cross ⓘ
surface form:
Iron Cross (1914)
Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) ⓘ
surface form:
Iron Cross (1939)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ⓘ
surface form:
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds
Wound Badge ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Germany
ⓘ
West Germany ⓘ |
| commanded |
5th Panzer Army
ⓘ
7th Panzer Division ⓘ Panzergrenadier-Division Großdeutschland ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| convictedIn | West German court ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | German Empire ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | West Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1897-01-14 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1978-09-24 ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName |
Hasso von Manteuffel
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
von Manteuffel
|
| fullName |
Hasso von Manteuffel
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Hasso-Eccard Freiherr von Manteuffel
|
| givenName | Hasso-Eccard ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Freiherr ⓘ |
| ideology | German nationalism ⓘ |
| memberOf | Bundestag ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
German Army
ⓘ
Reichswehr ⓘ German Army ⓘ
surface form:
Wehrmacht Heer
|
| militaryRank | General der Panzertruppe ⓘ |
| nobleFamily |
Manteuffel family
ⓘ
surface form:
von Manteuffel family
|
| notableFor |
command of armored units on the Eastern Front
ⓘ
command of armored units on the Western Front ⓘ |
| notableRelative | Manteuffel family ⓘ |
| occupation |
politician
ⓘ
soldier ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of the Bulge
ⓘ
surface form:
Ardennes Offensive
Battle of Kursk ⓘ Battle of the Bulge ⓘ Eastern Front ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Front of World War II
Western Front ⓘ
surface form:
Western Front of World War II
|
| placeOfBirth | Potsdam ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Essen ⓘ |
| politicalParty |
Freie Demokratische Partei
ⓘ
surface form:
Free Democratic Party (FDP)
|
| positionHeld | Member of the Bundestag ⓘ |
| sentence | prison term for ordering execution of a deserter in World War II ⓘ |
| wasTriedFor | war crimes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hasso von Manteuffel Description of subject: Hasso von Manteuffel was a prominent German general of World War II, noted for his leadership of armored units on both the Eastern and Western Fronts.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hasso-Eccard Freiherr von Manteuffel
this entity surface form:
von Manteuffel