Flossenbürg concentration camp
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Flossenbürg concentration camp was a Nazi SS concentration camp in Bavaria, Germany, used primarily for forced labor and the imprisonment and execution of political prisoners and resistance members during World War II.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Flossenbürg concentration camp Context triple: [Dietrich Bonhoeffer, placeOfDeath, Flossenbürg concentration camp]
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Mauthausen concentration camp
Mauthausen concentration camp was a notorious Nazi concentration and forced-labor camp in Austria, infamous for its brutal conditions, high mortality rate, and role in the Holocaust.
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Dachau
Dachau was one of Nazi Germany’s first and most infamous concentration camps, serving as a model for the camp system and a site of widespread persecution, forced labor, and mass murder during the Holocaust.
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Mittelbau-Dora concentration camp
Mittelbau-Dora concentration camp was a Nazi forced labor camp in Germany where prisoners were brutally exploited to build V-2 rockets in underground tunnels during World War II.
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Buchenwald
Buchenwald was one of Nazi Germany’s largest and most notorious concentration camps, where tens of thousands of prisoners were subjected to forced labor, brutal conditions, and mass murder during the Holocaust.
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Sachsenhausen concentration camp
Sachsenhausen concentration camp was a Nazi concentration camp near Berlin, used primarily for political prisoners and forced labor, and became a central site of persecution and terror during the Third Reich.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Flossenbürg concentration camp Target entity description: Flossenbürg concentration camp was a Nazi SS concentration camp in Bavaria, Germany, used primarily for forced labor and the imprisonment and execution of political prisoners and resistance members during World War II.
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A.
Mauthausen concentration camp
Mauthausen concentration camp was a notorious Nazi concentration and forced-labor camp in Austria, infamous for its brutal conditions, high mortality rate, and role in the Holocaust.
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B.
Dachau
Dachau was one of Nazi Germany’s first and most infamous concentration camps, serving as a model for the camp system and a site of widespread persecution, forced labor, and mass murder during the Holocaust.
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C.
Mittelbau-Dora concentration camp
Mittelbau-Dora concentration camp was a Nazi forced labor camp in Germany where prisoners were brutally exploited to build V-2 rockets in underground tunnels during World War II.
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Buchenwald
Buchenwald was one of Nazi Germany’s largest and most notorious concentration camps, where tens of thousands of prisoners were subjected to forced labor, brutal conditions, and mass murder during the Holocaust.
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Sachsenhausen concentration camp
Sachsenhausen concentration camp was a Nazi concentration camp near Berlin, used primarily for political prisoners and forced labor, and became a central site of persecution and terror during the Third Reich.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (72)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nazi concentration camp
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forced labor camp ⓘ |
| category |
Holocaust locations in Germany
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Nazi concentration camps in Germany ⓘ World War II crimes of Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| closed | 1945 ⓘ |
| country | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
SS camp headquarters
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barbed wire fences ⓘ barracks ⓘ crematorium ⓘ roll-call square ⓘ stone quarry ⓘ watchtowers ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
armaments production
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granite quarry labor ⓘ |
| hasMemorial |
Flossenbürg Concentration Camp Memorial
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linked to:
Flossenbürg concentration camp
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| hasPrisonerType |
Jews
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Roma ⓘ Soviet prisoners of war ⓘ clergy ⓘ homosexuals ⓘ political prisoners ⓘ resistance fighters ⓘ |
| hasSubcamp |
Annaberg subcamp
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Dresden subcamp ⓘ
linked to:
Plauen subcamp
Floß subcamp ⓘ Helmbrechts subcamp ⓘ Hersbruck subcamp ⓘ Holýšov subcamp ⓘ Johanngeorgenstadt subcamp ⓘ Leitmeritz subcamp ⓘ Leonberg subcamp ⓘ Neustadt an der Waldnaab subcamp ⓘ Obertraubling subcamp ⓘ Plauen subcamp ⓘ Pottenstein subcamp ⓘ Regensburg subcamp ⓘ Saal an der Donau subcamp ⓘ Saubsdorf subcamp ⓘ Stulln subcamp ⓘ Wiesau subcamp ⓘ Zwickau subcamp ⓘ
linked to:
Plauen subcamp
Zwodau subcamp ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | memorial site ⓘ |
| liberatedBy | United States Army ⓘ |
| liberatedOn | 1945-04-23 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bavaria
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Flossenbürg ⓘ
linked to:
Flossenbürg concentration camp
Germany ⓘ |
| memorialEstablished | 1946 ⓘ |
| notablePrisoner |
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
ⓘ
Ernst Thälmann ⓘ Hans Oster ⓘ Hermann von Hanneken NERFINISHED ⓘ Karl Sack ⓘ Ludwig Gehre NERFINISHED ⓘ Theodor Strünck NERFINISHED ⓘ Wilhelm Canaris ⓘ |
| opened | 1938 ⓘ |
| openedOn | 1938-05-03 ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
SS-Totenkopfverbände
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Schutzstaffel ⓘ
linked to:
Schutzstaffel (SS)
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| partOf | Nazi concentration camp system ⓘ |
| usedDuring | World War II ⓘ |
| usedFor |
execution of prisoners
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extermination through labor ⓘ forced labor ⓘ imprisonment of political prisoners ⓘ imprisonment of resistance members ⓘ |
| victimEstimate | 30000 ⓘ |
| victimEstimateRange | 30000–40000 ⓘ |
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Subject: Flossenbürg concentration camp Description of subject: Flossenbürg concentration camp was a Nazi SS concentration camp in Bavaria, Germany, used primarily for forced labor and the imprisonment and execution of political prisoners and resistance members during World War II.
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