Ouvrage Schoenenbourg
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Ouvrage Schoenenbourg is a major fortified artillery work of the Maginot Line in northeastern France, notable for its extensive underground galleries, combat blocks, and well-preserved World War II defenses.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gros ouvrage de Schoenenbourg | 1 |
| Ouvrage Billig | 1 |
| Ouvrage Schoenenbourg canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T76066 — 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: Ouvrage Schoenenbourg Context triple: [Maginot Line, significantSection, Ouvrage Schoenenbourg]
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Mens et Manus
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- 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: Ouvrage Schoenenbourg Target entity description: Ouvrage Schoenenbourg is a major fortified artillery work of the Maginot Line in northeastern France, notable for its extensive underground galleries, combat blocks, and well-preserved World War II defenses.
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A.
City of Light
City of Light is a famous nickname for Paris, highlighting its historic role as a center of art, culture, and enlightenment.
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B.
Honi soit qui mal y pense
"Honi soit qui mal y pense" is a medieval French phrase meaning "Shame on him who thinks evil of it," best known as the chivalric motto of England’s Order of the Garter.
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C.
Leineschloss
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Mens et Manus
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E.
Versailles
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- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Maginot Line ouvrage
ⓘ
fortified artillery work ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Ouvrage Schoenenbourg
ⓘ
surface form:
Gros ouvrage de Schoenenbourg
|
| armament |
75 mm guns
ⓘ
81 mm mortars ⓘ anti-tank guns ⓘ machine guns ⓘ |
| builtBy | French Army ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1935 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1931 ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| defensiveRole |
artillery support
ⓘ
infantry support ⓘ |
| designedBy | Commission d’Organisation des Régions Fortifiées ⓘ |
| garrisonSize | approximately 600 men ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
armored turrets
ⓘ
narrow-gauge underground railway ⓘ retractable turrets ⓘ ventilation system ⓘ |
| hasPart |
ammunition magazines
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artillery blocks ⓘ combat blocks ⓘ entry blocks ⓘ infantry blocks ⓘ observation blocks ⓘ power plant ⓘ underground barracks ⓘ underground galleries ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | historic monument ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bas-Rhin
ⓘ
northeastern France ⓘ |
| near |
Hunspach
ⓘ
Sélestat ⓘ
surface form:
Schoenenbourg
|
| notableEvent |
remained operational until French armistice in 1940
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sustained heavy German bombardment in 1940 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
extensive underground galleries
ⓘ
well-preserved World War II defenses ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operator | French Army ⓘ |
| partOf |
Fortified Sector of Haguenau
ⓘ
Maginot Line ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | well-preserved ⓘ |
| status | museum ⓘ |
| tourism | guided tours available ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | World War II ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ouvrage Schoenenbourg Description of subject: Ouvrage Schoenenbourg is a major fortified artillery work of the Maginot Line in northeastern France, notable for its extensive underground galleries, combat blocks, and well-preserved World War II defenses.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Gros ouvrage de Schoenenbourg
this entity surface form:
Ouvrage Billig