General der Infanterie
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General der Infanterie was a high-ranking General of the Infantry officer rank in the German Army, typically held by senior commanders of large formations such as corps or armies.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Army General | 1 |
| General der Infanterie canonical | 1 |
| General of the Infantry (Prussia) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7102489 — 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: General der Infanterie Context triple: [Otto Lasch, militaryRank, General der Infanterie]
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A.
General der Panzertruppe
General der Panzertruppe was a high-ranking World War II-era German Army general officer rank specializing in armored (panzer) forces.
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B.
Generalleutnant
Generalleutnant is a senior German military rank, historically equivalent to a major general or lieutenant general in many other armed forces.
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C.
Feldzeugmeister
Feldzeugmeister was a high-ranking general officer title in the Austrian army, roughly equivalent to a full general, particularly associated with command of artillery and later broader field forces.
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D.
Generaloberst
Generaloberst was a high-ranking German military rank, equivalent to a full general, used primarily in the armies of the German Empire, Weimar Republic, and Nazi Germany.
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E.
Major (Wehrmacht)
Major (Wehrmacht) was a mid-level commissioned officer rank in Nazi Germany’s army, roughly equivalent to a modern major in many other armed forces.
- 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: General der Infanterie Target entity description: General der Infanterie was a high-ranking General of the Infantry officer rank in the German Army, typically held by senior commanders of large formations such as corps or armies.
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A.
General der Panzertruppe
General der Panzertruppe was a high-ranking World War II-era German Army general officer rank specializing in armored (panzer) forces.
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B.
Generalleutnant
Generalleutnant is a senior German military rank, historically equivalent to a major general or lieutenant general in many other armed forces.
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C.
Feldzeugmeister
Feldzeugmeister was a high-ranking general officer title in the Austrian army, roughly equivalent to a full general, particularly associated with command of artillery and later broader field forces.
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D.
Generaloberst
Generaloberst was a high-ranking German military rank, equivalent to a full general, used primarily in the armies of the German Empire, Weimar Republic, and Nazi Germany.
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E.
Major (Wehrmacht)
Major (Wehrmacht) was a mid-level commissioned officer rank in Nazi Germany’s army, roughly equivalent to a modern major in many other armed forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German Army rank
ⓘ
general officer rank ⓘ military rank ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Prussian Army traditions ⓘ |
| commandLevel |
operational level
ⓘ
strategic level ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| equivalentRankInLuftwaffe | General der Flieger ⓘ |
| equivalentRankInWaffenSS | SS-Obergruppenführer und General der Waffen-SS ⓘ |
| higherRank |
Generalfeldmarschall
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Generaloberst ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
German Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nazi Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ Weimar Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| insigniaElement | crossed batons under national emblem on shoulder boards ⓘ |
| languageOfName | German ⓘ |
| literalMeaning | General of the Infantry ⓘ |
| lowerRank | Generalleutnant ⓘ |
| NATOrankEquivalent | OF-8 ⓘ |
| officerCategory | commissioned officer ⓘ |
| parallelRank |
General der Artillerie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
General der Fallschirmtruppe ⓘ General der Flieger ⓘ General der Gebirgstruppe ⓘ General der Kavallerie ⓘ General der Nachrichtentruppe ⓘ General der Panzertruppe NERFINISHED ⓘ General der Pioniere ⓘ |
| partOfRankSystem | Prussian-German officer rank system ⓘ |
| rankClass | three-star rank ⓘ |
| rankGroup | general ⓘ |
| rankStatus | historical rank ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | infantry ⓘ |
| serviceBranchType | land forces ⓘ |
| typicalCommand |
army corps
ⓘ
field army ⓘ large infantry formation ⓘ |
| typicalRole |
army commander
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corps commander ⓘ senior field commander ⓘ |
| usedBy |
German Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Heer NERFINISHED ⓘ Reichswehr NERFINISHED ⓘ Wehrmacht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
World War I
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World War II ⓘ |
| woreInsignia | three silver pips and oak leaves on shoulder boards ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: General der Infanterie Description of subject: General der Infanterie was a high-ranking General of the Infantry officer rank in the German Army, typically held by senior commanders of large formations such as corps or armies.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
General of the Infantry (Prussia)
subject surface form:
Pavel Batitsky
this entity surface form:
Army General