Alfred von Schlieffen
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Alfred von Schlieffen was a German field marshal and military strategist best known for devising the Schlieffen Plan, Germany’s pre–World War I strategy for a two-front war.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alfred von Schlieffen canonical | 9 |
| Alfred Graf von Schlieffen | 1 |
| von Schlieffen | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T788967 — 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.
Target entity: Alfred von Schlieffen Context triple: [German General Staff, notableMember, Alfred von Schlieffen]
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Helmuth von Moltke the Elder
Helmuth von Moltke the Elder was a 19th-century Prussian field marshal and military strategist best known for reorganizing the Prussian army and leading it to victory in the wars of German unification.
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Hans von Seeckt
Hans von Seeckt was a German military officer best known for reorganizing and leading the post–World War I Reichswehr, laying the groundwork for Germany’s later military resurgence.
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Erich Ludendorff
Erich Ludendorff was a German general who served as a key military leader and strategist for the German Empire during World War I, particularly known for his role in the 1918 Spring Offensive and later involvement in right-wing politics.
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Field Marshal Georg von Küchler
Field Marshal Georg von Küchler was a senior German Wehrmacht commander during World War II, best known for leading major operations on the Eastern Front.
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E.
Count Alfred von Oberndorff
Count Alfred von Oberndorff was a German diplomat and nobleman who served as one of Germany’s representatives in the negotiations that ended World War I.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Alfred von Schlieffen Target entity description: Alfred von Schlieffen was a German field marshal and military strategist best known for devising the Schlieffen Plan, Germany’s pre–World War I strategy for a two-front war.
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A.
Helmuth von Moltke the Elder
Helmuth von Moltke the Elder was a 19th-century Prussian field marshal and military strategist best known for reorganizing the Prussian army and leading it to victory in the wars of German unification.
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B.
Hans von Seeckt
Hans von Seeckt was a German military officer best known for reorganizing and leading the post–World War I Reichswehr, laying the groundwork for Germany’s later military resurgence.
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C.
Erich Ludendorff
Erich Ludendorff was a German general who served as a key military leader and strategist for the German Empire during World War I, particularly known for his role in the 1918 Spring Offensive and later involvement in right-wing politics.
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D.
Field Marshal Georg von Küchler
Field Marshal Georg von Küchler was a senior German Wehrmacht commander during World War II, best known for leading major operations on the Eastern Front.
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E.
Count Alfred von Oberndorff
Count Alfred von Oberndorff was a German diplomat and nobleman who served as one of Germany’s representatives in the negotiations that ended World War I.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German general
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field marshal ⓘ human ⓘ military strategist ⓘ person from the Kingdom of Prussia ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Order of the Black Eagle
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Pour le Mérite ⓘ
surface form:
Pour le Mérite (military class)
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| burialPlace |
Invalidenfriedhof, Berlin
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surface form:
Invalids' Cemetery, Berlin
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| causeOfDeath | illness ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
German Empire
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Prussia ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
|
| dateOfBirth | 1833-02-28 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1913-01-04 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Prussian military academy
ⓘ
surface form:
Prussian War Academy
|
| employer |
German Army
ⓘ
Prussian Army ⓘ |
| endTime | 1906 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | German ⓘ |
| familyName |
Alfred von Schlieffen
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
von Schlieffen
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| fieldOfWork |
military strategy
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operational planning ⓘ |
| fullName |
Alfred von Schlieffen
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Alfred Graf von Schlieffen
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| givenName | Alfred ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Graf ⓘ |
| influenced |
German World War I operational planning
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Helmuth von Moltke the Younger ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Carl von Clausewitz
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Helmuth von Moltke the Elder ⓘ |
| memberOf |
German General Staff
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Prussian General Staff ⓘ
surface form:
Prussian Army General Staff
|
| militaryRank |
Field Marshal
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Generaloberst ⓘ |
| movement | German militarism ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | German ⓘ |
| notableIdea | envelopment strategy against France ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Cannae study and writings on decisive battle
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Schlieffen Plan ⓘ |
| occupation |
military officer
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strategist ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Austro-Prussian War
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Franco-Prussian War ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Berlin
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Prussia ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
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| placeOfDeath |
Berlin
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German Empire ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chief of the General Staff
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surface form:
Chief of the German General Staff
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| startTime | 1891 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Alfred von Schlieffen Description of subject: Alfred von Schlieffen was a German field marshal and military strategist best known for devising the Schlieffen Plan, Germany’s pre–World War I strategy for a two-front war.
Referenced by (11)
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