Erwin Rommel memorial
E164319
The Erwin Rommel memorial is a monument in Herrlingen, Germany, commemorating the famed World War II German field marshal known as the “Desert Fox.”
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Erwin Rommel memorial canonical | 1 |
| Erwin-Rommel-Gedenkstätte | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1426631 — 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: Erwin Rommel memorial Context triple: [Herrlingen, hasMemorial, Erwin Rommel memorial]
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A.
El Alamein German Memorial
The El Alamein German Memorial is a World War II cemetery and monument in Egypt commemorating German soldiers who died in the North African campaign.
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B.
Tannenberg Memorial
The Tannenberg Memorial was a monumental World War I commemorative complex in East Prussia, later used as the burial site of German President and field marshal Paul von Hindenburg.
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C.
El Alamein Italian Memorial
The El Alamein Italian Memorial is a war cemetery and monument in Egypt commemorating Italian soldiers who died in the World War II battles of El Alamein.
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D.
Battle of the Bulge Memorial
The Battle of the Bulge Memorial is a monument in Arlington National Cemetery honoring the American soldiers who fought in the World War II Ardennes offensive commonly known as the Battle of the Bulge.
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E.
El Alamein Commonwealth Memorial
The El Alamein Commonwealth Memorial is a World War II monument in Egypt commemorating Commonwealth soldiers who died in the North African campaign and have no known grave.
- 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: Erwin Rommel memorial Target entity description: The Erwin Rommel memorial is a monument in Herrlingen, Germany, commemorating the famed World War II German field marshal known as the “Desert Fox.”
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A.
El Alamein German Memorial
The El Alamein German Memorial is a World War II cemetery and monument in Egypt commemorating German soldiers who died in the North African campaign.
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B.
Tannenberg Memorial
The Tannenberg Memorial was a monumental World War I commemorative complex in East Prussia, later used as the burial site of German President and field marshal Paul von Hindenburg.
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C.
El Alamein Italian Memorial
The El Alamein Italian Memorial is a war cemetery and monument in Egypt commemorating Italian soldiers who died in the World War II battles of El Alamein.
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D.
Battle of the Bulge Memorial
The Battle of the Bulge Memorial is a monument in Arlington National Cemetery honoring the American soldiers who fought in the World War II Ardennes offensive commonly known as the Battle of the Bulge.
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E.
El Alamein Commonwealth Memorial
The El Alamein Commonwealth Memorial is a World War II monument in Egypt commemorating Commonwealth soldiers who died in the North African campaign and have no known grave.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
monument
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war memorial ⓘ |
| accessibleTo | public ⓘ |
| commemorates | Erwin Rommel ⓘ |
| commemorationType | military figure memorial ⓘ |
| conflictContext | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Erwin Rommel ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLocation |
48.412
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9.897 ⓘ |
| hasInscriptionLanguage | German ⓘ |
| hasNameInLanguage |
Erwin Rommel memorial
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Erwin-Rommel-Gedenkstätte
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| hasNameLanguage | German ⓘ |
| hasPart |
gravestone
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memorial plaque ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | local cultural monument ⓘ |
| inception | 20th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Baden-Württemberg
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Blaustein ⓘ Herrlingen ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Erwin Rommel’s last residence in Herrlingen
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Herrlingen cemetery ⓘ |
| locatedOn | grave of Erwin Rommel ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | local authorities of Blaustein ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| memorializesRole | Wehrmacht field marshal ⓘ |
| memorializesTheaterOfWar | North African campaign ⓘ |
| ownedBy | municipality of Blaustein ⓘ |
| subjectHasNickname | Desert Fox ⓘ |
| subjectHasRole | German field marshal ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Erwin Rommel memorial Description of subject: The Erwin Rommel memorial is a monument in Herrlingen, Germany, commemorating the famed World War II German field marshal known as the “Desert Fox.”
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Erwin-Rommel-Gedenkstätte