Triple

T2150332
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject 18th Army (Wehrmacht) E47163 entity
Predicate roleInSiegeOfLeningrad P16542 FINISHED
Object Encirclement of Leningrad from the south and southwest
The Encirclement of Leningrad from the south and southwest was a key phase of the German siege in World War II, in which Axis forces cut off the city’s land connections and contributed to one of history’s longest and deadliest blockades.
E238703 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 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: Encirclement of Leningrad from the south and southwest | Statement: [18th Army (Wehrmacht), roleInSiegeOfLeningrad, Encirclement of Leningrad from the south and southwest]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Encirclement of Leningrad from the south and southwest
Context triple: [18th Army (Wehrmacht), roleInSiegeOfLeningrad, Encirclement of Leningrad from the south and southwest]
  • A. Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942)
    The Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942) was a major World War II battle in which Axis forces besieged and eventually captured the heavily fortified Soviet Black Sea port city after months of intense fighting and bombardment.
  • B. Soviet Karelian Isthmus offensive
    The Soviet Karelian Isthmus offensive was a major Red Army campaign during the Winter War (1939–1940) aimed at breaking through Finnish defenses on the Karelian Isthmus and forcing Finland to cede territory to the Soviet Union.
  • C. Siege of Moscow
    The Siege of Moscow was a major military confrontation during Russia’s Time of Troubles in which foreign and domestic forces attempted to seize control of the capital amid dynastic crisis and civil war.
  • D. Soviet Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive
    The Soviet Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive was a major 1944 Red Army operation against Finland that aimed to push Finnish forces back, capture key territories in Karelia, and force Finland out of World War II.
  • E. Brest blockade
    The Brest blockade was a prolonged British naval containment of the French fleet at the port of Brest during the 18th-century wars, aimed at preventing it from challenging British control of the seas.
  • 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: Encirclement of Leningrad from the south and southwest
Triple: [18th Army (Wehrmacht), roleInSiegeOfLeningrad, Encirclement of Leningrad from the south and southwest]
Generated description
The Encirclement of Leningrad from the south and southwest was a key phase of the German siege in World War II, in which Axis forces cut off the city’s land connections and contributed to one of history’s longest and deadliest blockades.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Encirclement of Leningrad from the south and southwest
Target entity description: The Encirclement of Leningrad from the south and southwest was a key phase of the German siege in World War II, in which Axis forces cut off the city’s land connections and contributed to one of history’s longest and deadliest blockades.
  • A. Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942)
    The Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942) was a major World War II battle in which Axis forces besieged and eventually captured the heavily fortified Soviet Black Sea port city after months of intense fighting and bombardment.
  • B. Soviet Karelian Isthmus offensive
    The Soviet Karelian Isthmus offensive was a major Red Army campaign during the Winter War (1939–1940) aimed at breaking through Finnish defenses on the Karelian Isthmus and forcing Finland to cede territory to the Soviet Union.
  • C. Siege of Moscow
    The Siege of Moscow was a major military confrontation during Russia’s Time of Troubles in which foreign and domestic forces attempted to seize control of the capital amid dynastic crisis and civil war.
  • D. Soviet Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive
    The Soviet Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive was a major 1944 Red Army operation against Finland that aimed to push Finnish forces back, capture key territories in Karelia, and force Finland out of World War II.
  • E. Brest blockade
    The Brest blockade was a prolonged British naval containment of the French fleet at the port of Brest during the 18th-century wars, aimed at preventing it from challenging British control of the seas.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: roleInSiegeOfLeningrad
Context triple: [18th Army (Wehrmacht), roleInSiegeOfLeningrad, Encirclement of Leningrad from the south and southwest]
  • A. roleAtStalingrad
    Indicates the specific role, position, or function an entity held in relation to the Battle of Stalingrad.
  • B. SovietOperation
    Indicates that an operation, mission, or organized activity is conducted by, on behalf of, or under the authority of the Soviet Union or its institutions.
  • C. worldWarIIRole chosen
    Indicates the specific role, position, or function an entity had in relation to World War II.
  • D. SovietAction
    Indicates actions, policies, or interventions carried out by the Soviet Union or its authorities toward another entity.
  • E. roleInSpanishCivilWar
    Indicates the specific involvement or function an entity had in the context of the Spanish Civil War.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 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_69a88a1933e0819094f18426ed74180f completed March 4, 2026, 7:38 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abbe45dbf481909c0da056a1a99ece completed March 7, 2026, 5:57 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ae58dedd3c8190a876819616903392 completed March 9, 2026, 5:21 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ae59cf88688190a1d963855a643cde completed March 9, 2026, 5:25 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ae5a3079b08190ba25a44d4041f687 completed March 9, 2026, 5:27 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69abbd9a60648190b20b116be5c7ad98 completed March 7, 2026, 5:54 a.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:44 p.m.