Triple
T1439363
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Bornholmer Strasse crossing |
E31033
|
entity |
| Predicate | controlledBy |
P1715
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
East German border guards
East German border guards were security personnel of the German Democratic Republic tasked with monitoring and enforcing the heavily fortified inner German border and Berlin Wall, often preventing citizens from fleeing to the West.
|
E166408
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: East German border guards | Statement: [Bornholmer Strasse crossing, controlledBy, East German border guards]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: East German border guards Context triple: [Bornholmer Strasse crossing, controlledBy, East German border guards]
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A.
Czechoslovak border guards
Czechoslovak border guards were the state security forces responsible for patrolling and enforcing the heavily fortified frontiers of communist Czechoslovakia, particularly along its western borders during the Cold War.
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B.
inner German border
The inner German border was the heavily fortified frontier that separated East and West Germany during the Cold War, symbolizing the division of Europe.
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C.
Checkpoint Charlie (border crossing to West Berlin)
Checkpoint Charlie was the most famous crossing point between East and West Berlin during the Cold War, symbolizing the division between the Eastern Bloc and the Western world.
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D.
Border Guards
Border Guards is a Saudi military security force responsible for protecting the kingdom’s land and maritime borders and preventing illegal crossings and smuggling.
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E.
Westwall
Westwall is the German name for the Siegfried Line, a massive system of defensive fortifications built by Nazi Germany along its western border before and during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: East German border guards Triple: [Bornholmer Strasse crossing, controlledBy, East German border guards]
Generated description
East German border guards were security personnel of the German Democratic Republic tasked with monitoring and enforcing the heavily fortified inner German border and Berlin Wall, often preventing citizens from fleeing to the West.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: East German border guards Target entity description: East German border guards were security personnel of the German Democratic Republic tasked with monitoring and enforcing the heavily fortified inner German border and Berlin Wall, often preventing citizens from fleeing to the West.
-
A.
Czechoslovak border guards
Czechoslovak border guards were the state security forces responsible for patrolling and enforcing the heavily fortified frontiers of communist Czechoslovakia, particularly along its western borders during the Cold War.
-
B.
inner German border
The inner German border was the heavily fortified frontier that separated East and West Germany during the Cold War, symbolizing the division of Europe.
-
C.
Checkpoint Charlie (border crossing to West Berlin)
Checkpoint Charlie was the most famous crossing point between East and West Berlin during the Cold War, symbolizing the division between the Eastern Bloc and the Western world.
-
D.
Border Guards
Border Guards is a Saudi military security force responsible for protecting the kingdom’s land and maritime borders and preventing illegal crossings and smuggling.
-
E.
Westwall
Westwall is the German name for the Siegfried Line, a massive system of defensive fortifications built by Nazi Germany along its western border before and during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69a4991633388190a4d61b5a98aa407a |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:52 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4c506d5ac8190b4c5b394c6d3f414 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 11 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ad08ba2cf88190a859bb0974761968 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:27 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ad0bc943488190892a88f4c0e392b9 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:40 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ad0c6abed48190815252fabc992c48 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:43 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 8 p.m.