Hogan's Heroes
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Hogan's Heroes is a 1960s American television sitcom set in a German POW camp during World War II, known for its ensemble cast and darkly comedic tone.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hogan's Heroes canonical | 12 |
| Hogan's Heroes (television series) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4287960 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hogan's Heroes Context triple: [Jerry Fielding, notableWork, Hogan's Heroes]
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A.
MASH
MASH is a 1970 satirical black comedy war film directed by Robert Altman, renowned for its irreverent take on the Korean War and its influential role in the New Hollywood era.
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B.
Defense of the Reich
Defense of the Reich was the German Luftwaffe’s World War II air defense campaign aimed at protecting Nazi Germany from Allied strategic bombing.
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C.
Twelve O’Clock High
Twelve O’Clock High is a classic 1949 World War II drama film about the psychological strain on U.S. Army Air Force bomber crews, widely regarded as one of Gregory Peck’s most powerful performances.
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D.
Von Ryan's Express
Von Ryan's Express is a 1965 World War II adventure film starring Frank Sinatra as an American POW leading a daring escape from a German prison camp by hijacking a train.
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E.
Merrill's Marauders
Merrill's Marauders were a famed American long-range jungle warfare unit of World War II that conducted deep-penetration missions behind Japanese lines in the China-Burma-India theater.
- 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: Hogan's Heroes Target entity description: Hogan's Heroes is a 1960s American television sitcom set in a German POW camp during World War II, known for its ensemble cast and darkly comedic tone.
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A.
MASH
MASH is a 1970 satirical black comedy war film directed by Robert Altman, renowned for its irreverent take on the Korean War and its influential role in the New Hollywood era.
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B.
Defense of the Reich
Defense of the Reich was the German Luftwaffe’s World War II air defense campaign aimed at protecting Nazi Germany from Allied strategic bombing.
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C.
Twelve O’Clock High
Twelve O’Clock High is a classic 1949 World War II drama film about the psychological strain on U.S. Army Air Force bomber crews, widely regarded as one of Gregory Peck’s most powerful performances.
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D.
Von Ryan's Express
Von Ryan's Express is a 1965 World War II adventure film starring Frank Sinatra as an American POW leading a daring escape from a German prison camp by hijacking a train.
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E.
Merrill's Marauders
Merrill's Marauders were a famed American long-range jungle warfare unit of World War II that conducted deep-penetration missions behind Japanese lines in the China-Burma-India theater.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (64)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
sitcom
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television series ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Primetime Emmy Award for role in Hogan's Heroes
NERFINISHED
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Primetime Emmy Award nominations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cameraSetup | film, single-camera look with laugh track ⓘ |
| characterPlayedBy |
Colonel Robert E. Hogan
NERFINISHED
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Colonel Wilhelm Klink NERFINISHED ⓘ Corporal Louis LeBeau NERFINISHED ⓘ Corporal Peter Newkirk NERFINISHED ⓘ Sergeant Andrew Carter NERFINISHED ⓘ Sergeant Hans Schultz NERFINISHED ⓘ Sergeant James Kinchloe NERFINISHED ⓘ Sergeant Richard Baker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Jerry Fielding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| createdBy |
Albert S. Ruddy
NERFINISHED
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Bernard Fein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| executiveProducer |
Albert S. Ruddy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bernard Fein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmedAt | Paramount Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingStyle | multi-camera ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1965-09-17 ⓘ |
| genre |
black comedy
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situation comedy ⓘ war comedy ⓘ |
| hasFormat | 30-minute episodes ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
Colonel Robert E. Hogan
NERFINISHED
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Colonel Wilhelm Klink NERFINISHED ⓘ Corporal Louis LeBeau NERFINISHED ⓘ Corporal Peter Newkirk NERFINISHED ⓘ Fraulein Helga NERFINISHED ⓘ Fraulein Hilda NERFINISHED ⓘ General Albert Burkhalter NERFINISHED ⓘ Sergeant Andrew Carter NERFINISHED ⓘ Sergeant Hans Schultz NERFINISHED ⓘ Sergeant James Kinchloe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpinOffMerchandise |
board games
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comic books ⓘ novelizations ⓘ |
| lastAired | 1971-04-04 ⓘ |
| leadActor |
Bob Crane
NERFINISHED
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Ivan Dixon NERFINISHED ⓘ John Banner NERFINISHED ⓘ Kenneth Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ Larry Hovis NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Dawson NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Clary NERFINISHED ⓘ Werner Klemperer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
comedic depiction of a WWII POW camp
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ensemble cast ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 168 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 6 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originallyBroadcastIn |
1960s
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1970s ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | CBS ⓘ |
| portrays |
Allied prisoners of war
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German Luftwaffe officers ⓘ |
| producedBy | Bing Crosby Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Desilu Studios (early seasons) ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
German prisoner-of-war camp
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Stalag 13 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| themeMusicComposer | Jerry Fielding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hogan's Heroes Description of subject: Hogan's Heroes is a 1960s American television sitcom set in a German POW camp during World War II, known for its ensemble cast and darkly comedic tone.
Referenced by (13)
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this entity surface form:
Hogan's Heroes (television series)