La Cambe German war cemetery
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La Cambe German war cemetery is a major World War II military burial ground in Normandy, France, where thousands of German soldiers, including notable tank commander Michael Wittmann, are interred.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| La Cambe German war cemetery canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3694706 — 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: La Cambe German war cemetery Context triple: [Michael Wittmann, burialPlace, La Cambe German war cemetery]
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A.
German War Cemetery
The German War Cemetery at El Alamein is a military burial ground in Egypt commemorating German soldiers who died in the North African campaign of World War II.
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B.
Heverlee War Cemetery
Heverlee War Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission military cemetery in Heverlee, Belgium, where many Allied soldiers who died in World War II are buried.
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C.
Douaumont military cemetery
Douaumont military cemetery is a major World War I burial ground near Verdun in northeastern France, commemorating tens of thousands of French soldiers who died in the Battle of Verdun.
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D.
Fricourt German war cemetery
Fricourt German war cemetery is a World War I military burial ground in the Somme region of France where many German soldiers, including the famed fighter ace Manfred von Richthofen, are interred.
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E.
German Waldheim Cemetery
German Waldheim Cemetery was a historic burial ground in Forest Park, Illinois, known especially for serving Chicago’s German-American community and for being the original resting place of the Haymarket affair anarchists.
- 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: La Cambe German war cemetery Target entity description: La Cambe German war cemetery is a major World War II military burial ground in Normandy, France, where thousands of German soldiers, including notable tank commander Michael Wittmann, are interred.
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A.
German War Cemetery
The German War Cemetery at El Alamein is a military burial ground in Egypt commemorating German soldiers who died in the North African campaign of World War II.
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B.
Heverlee War Cemetery
Heverlee War Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission military cemetery in Heverlee, Belgium, where many Allied soldiers who died in World War II are buried.
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C.
Douaumont military cemetery
Douaumont military cemetery is a major World War I burial ground near Verdun in northeastern France, commemorating tens of thousands of French soldiers who died in the Battle of Verdun.
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D.
Fricourt German war cemetery
Fricourt German war cemetery is a World War I military burial ground in the Somme region of France where many German soldiers, including the famed fighter ace Manfred von Richthofen, are interred.
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E.
German Waldheim Cemetery
German Waldheim Cemetery was a historic burial ground in Forest Park, Illinois, known especially for serving Chicago’s German-American community and for being the original resting place of the Haymarket affair anarchists.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II cemetery
ⓘ
military cemetery ⓘ |
| associatedWithBattle | Battle of Normandy ⓘ |
| commemorates | German war dead of the Normandy campaign ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| containsGraveOf |
Michael Wittmann
ⓘ
surface form:
German tank commander Michael Wittmann
Michael Wittmann ⓘ Michael Wittmann ⓘ
surface form:
Tiger tank commander Michael Wittmann
|
| country | France ⓘ |
| eraOfBurials | 1940s ⓘ |
| establishedAfter |
Battle of Normandy
ⓘ
surface form:
Normandy landings
|
| hasFeature |
central tumulus
ⓘ
low dark basalt headstones ⓘ mass grave tumulus ⓘ memorial garden ⓘ peace garden ⓘ stone crosses ⓘ visitor center ⓘ |
| hasGraveMarkers | paired flat headstones ⓘ |
| hasInterpretiveTheme |
peace
ⓘ
reconciliation ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfSignage |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ German ⓘ |
| hasMemorial |
central cross on tumulus
ⓘ
stone figure groups ⓘ |
| hasNearbyRoad | National road N13 ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
commemoration of German soldiers killed in Normandy
ⓘ
war grave maintenance ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfBurial |
individual graves
ⓘ
mass grave ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Calvados department
ⓘ
Normandy ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Bayeux
ⓘ
La Cambe ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Europe ⓘ |
| nearbyMilitaryCemeteries | Bayeux War Cemetery ⓘ |
| notableBurial | Michael Wittmann ⓘ |
| numberOfBurials |
more than 21000 German war dead
ⓘ
over 21000 ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge
ⓘ
surface form:
German War Graves Commission
Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge ⓘ |
| regionServed | Normandy ⓘ |
| usedForBurialsOf |
German soldiers
ⓘ
Waffen-SS personnel ⓘ Wehrmacht personnel ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: La Cambe German war cemetery Description of subject: La Cambe German war cemetery is a major World War II military burial ground in Normandy, France, where thousands of German soldiers, including notable tank commander Michael Wittmann, are interred.
Referenced by (1)
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