Friedrich Paulus
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Friedrich Paulus was a German field marshal best known for commanding the 6th Army during World War II and surrendering at the Battle of Stalingrad, a turning point on the Eastern Front.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Friedrich Paulus canonical | 22 |
| Friedrich Wilhelm Ernst Paulus | 1 |
| Generalfeldmarschall Friedrich Paulus | 1 |
| Generaloberst Friedrich Paulus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22704 — 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: Friedrich Paulus Context triple: [Battle of Stalingrad, hasCommander, Friedrich Paulus]
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A.
Hermann Hoth
Hermann Hoth was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II, known for commanding panzer armies on the Eastern Front and participating in major operations including the invasion of the Soviet Union.
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B.
Wilhelm Keitel
Wilhelm Keitel was a German field marshal who served as head of the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht under Adolf Hitler and was executed after being convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Albert Kesselring
Albert Kesselring was a senior German Luftwaffe field marshal during World War II, known for commanding Axis forces in multiple theaters including Italy and North Africa.
- 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: Friedrich Paulus Target entity description: Friedrich Paulus was a German field marshal best known for commanding the 6th Army during World War II and surrendering at the Battle of Stalingrad, a turning point on the Eastern Front.
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A.
Hermann Hoth
Hermann Hoth was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II, known for commanding panzer armies on the Eastern Front and participating in major operations including the invasion of the Soviet Union.
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B.
Wilhelm Keitel
Wilhelm Keitel was a German field marshal who served as head of the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht under Adolf Hitler and was executed after being convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Albert Kesselring
Albert Kesselring was a senior German Luftwaffe field marshal during World War II, known for commanding Axis forces in multiple theaters including Italy and North Africa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German military officer
ⓘ
field marshal ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allegiance |
German Empire
ⓘ
Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| awarded |
Iron Cross 1st Class
ⓘ
surface form:
Iron Cross (1914) 1st Class
Iron Cross 2nd Class ⓘ
surface form:
Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ⓘ Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ⓘ
surface form:
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
|
| battle |
Battle of Stalingrad
ⓘ
Operation Barbarossa ⓘ
surface form:
Invasion of the Soviet Union (Operation Barbarossa)
|
| capturedBy | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| conflict |
Eastern Front
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Front of World War II
World War I ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
German Empire
ⓘ
Nazi Germany ⓘ Weimar Republic ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1890-09-23 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1957-02-01 ⓘ |
| education | cadet school in Kassel ⓘ |
| familyName |
Paul
ⓘ
surface form:
Paulus
|
| fullName |
Friedrich Paulus
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Friedrich Wilhelm Ernst Paulus
|
| givenName | Friedrich ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | his surrender at Stalingrad marked a major turning point on the Eastern Front in World War II ⓘ |
| laterLivedIn |
Dresden
ⓘ
East Germany ⓘ |
| marriageStart | 1912 ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Wehrmacht
ⓘ
surface form:
German Army
|
| militaryRank |
Field Marshal
ⓘ
Generalfeldmarschall ⓘ |
| notableFor |
command of the German 6th Army at the Battle of Stalingrad
ⓘ
surrender of the 6th Army at Stalingrad in 1943 ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 3 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Breitenau, Hesse-Nassau, German Empire ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Dresden
ⓘ
surface form:
Dresden, East Germany
|
| placeOfDetention | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chief of Staff to General Walther von Reichenau
ⓘ
Commander of the German 6th Army ⓘ |
| promotedToFieldMarshalOn | 1943-01-30 ⓘ |
| releasedFromCaptivity | 1953 ⓘ |
| religion | Protestantism ⓘ |
| servedIn |
15th Infantry Regiment
ⓘ
German General Staff ⓘ |
| servedUnder |
Gerd von Rundstedt
ⓘ
Walther von Reichenau ⓘ Wilhelm List ⓘ |
| spouse | Elena Rosetti-Solescu ⓘ |
| surrenderedOn | 1943-01-31 ⓘ |
| surrenderedTo | Red Army ⓘ |
| wasPrisonerOfWar | true ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Friedrich Paulus Description of subject: Friedrich Paulus was a German field marshal best known for commanding the 6th Army during World War II and surrendering at the Battle of Stalingrad, a turning point on the Eastern Front.
Referenced by (25)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Generalfeldmarschall Friedrich Paulus
this entity surface form:
Friedrich Wilhelm Ernst Paulus
subject surface form:
Case Blue
this entity surface form:
Generaloberst Friedrich Paulus
subject surface form:
Operation Uranus
subject surface form:
Operation Battleaxe