Colonel Franz von Waldheim
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Colonel Franz von Waldheim is the fanatical Nazi officer in the 1964 film "The Train" who obsessively attempts to transport France’s stolen art treasures to Germany as the Allies advance.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Colonel Franz von Waldheim canonical | 2 |
| von Waldheim | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19781889 — 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: Colonel Franz von Waldheim Context triple: [The Train (1964 film), mainCharacter, Colonel Franz von Waldheim]
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A.
Carl-Heinrich von Stülpnagel
Carl-Heinrich von Stülpnagel was a German Wehrmacht general and key conspirator in the 20 July 1944 plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler.
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B.
Erich Koch-Weser
Erich Koch-Weser was a prominent liberal German politician and lawyer of the Weimar Republic, serving as a leading figure in centrist democratic politics and holding posts such as Vice Chancellor and Interior Minister.
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C.
Hermann Kanzler
Hermann Kanzler was a 19th-century German-born general who served as the last commander-in-chief of the Papal States' army, notably defending Rome shortly before its annexation by the Kingdom of Italy.
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D.
Carl von Schirach
Carl von Schirach was a German theatre director and nobleman who served as an intendant in Weimar and was the father of Nazi youth leader Baldur von Schirach.
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E.
Gerhard Heidrich
Gerhard Heidrich is a photographer best known for shooting the cover art of the Rolling Stones' album "Between the Buttons."
- 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: Colonel Franz von Waldheim Target entity description: Colonel Franz von Waldheim is the fanatical Nazi officer in the 1964 film "The Train" who obsessively attempts to transport France’s stolen art treasures to Germany as the Allies advance.
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A.
Carl-Heinrich von Stülpnagel
Carl-Heinrich von Stülpnagel was a German Wehrmacht general and key conspirator in the 20 July 1944 plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler.
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B.
Erich Koch-Weser
Erich Koch-Weser was a prominent liberal German politician and lawyer of the Weimar Republic, serving as a leading figure in centrist democratic politics and holding posts such as Vice Chancellor and Interior Minister.
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C.
Hermann Kanzler
Hermann Kanzler was a 19th-century German-born general who served as the last commander-in-chief of the Papal States' army, notably defending Rome shortly before its annexation by the Kingdom of Italy.
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D.
Carl von Schirach
Carl von Schirach was a German theatre director and nobleman who served as an intendant in Weimar and was the father of Nazi youth leader Baldur von Schirach.
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E.
Gerhard Heidrich
Gerhard Heidrich is a photographer best known for shooting the cover art of the Rolling Stones' album "Between the Buttons."
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
"The Train" (1964 film)
linked to: Colonel Franz von Waldheim