Heinz Reinefarth
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Heinz Reinefarth was a German SS officer and wartime commander notorious for his role in brutal operations on the Eastern Front and in suppressing the Warsaw Uprising during World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Heinz Reinefarth canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1179579 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Heinz Reinefarth Context triple: [East Pomeranian Offensive, opposingCommander, Heinz Reinefarth]
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A.
Heinz Ewald
Heinz Ewald was a German Luftwaffe fighter ace of World War II, credited with numerous aerial victories on the Eastern Front.
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B.
Heinz Emigholz
Heinz Emigholz is a German filmmaker and artist best known for his experimental films and architectural documentaries.
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C.
Günther Sabetzki
Günther Sabetzki was a prominent German ice hockey executive and long-serving president of the International Ice Hockey Federation who played a key role in modernizing and internationalizing the sport.
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D.
Karl-Heinz Schreiber
Karl-Heinz Schreiber is a German-Canadian lobbyist and businessman notorious for his central role in major international arms and political bribery scandals, including those involving Lockheed.
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E.
Karl-Heinz Weber
Karl-Heinz Weber was a German Luftwaffe fighter ace of World War II who flew with the renowned Jagdgeschwader 52 unit on the Eastern Front.
- 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: Heinz Reinefarth Target entity description: Heinz Reinefarth was a German SS officer and wartime commander notorious for his role in brutal operations on the Eastern Front and in suppressing the Warsaw Uprising during World War II.
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A.
Heinz Ewald
Heinz Ewald was a German Luftwaffe fighter ace of World War II, credited with numerous aerial victories on the Eastern Front.
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B.
Heinz Emigholz
Heinz Emigholz is a German filmmaker and artist best known for his experimental films and architectural documentaries.
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C.
Günther Sabetzki
Günther Sabetzki was a prominent German ice hockey executive and long-serving president of the International Ice Hockey Federation who played a key role in modernizing and internationalizing the sport.
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D.
Karl-Heinz Schreiber
Karl-Heinz Schreiber is a German-Canadian lobbyist and businessman notorious for his central role in major international arms and political bribery scandals, including those involving Lockheed.
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E.
Karl-Heinz Weber
Karl-Heinz Weber was a German Luftwaffe fighter ace of World War II who flew with the renowned Jagdgeschwader 52 unit on the Eastern Front.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German military officer
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SS officer ⓘ human ⓘ war criminal ⓘ |
| afterTheWar |
arrested by Allied forces
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tried in West Germany for war crimes and acquitted ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Iron Cross 1st Class
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Iron Cross 2nd Class ⓘ Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Germany
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Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1903-12-26 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1979-05-07 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Jena
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
University of Leipzig ⓘ |
| familyName | Reinefarth ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | law ⓘ |
| givenName | Heinz ⓘ |
| hasCauseOfNotoriety | massacres of civilians in the Wola district of Warsaw ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| legalStatus | accused of war crimes ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Nazi Party
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surface form:
NSDAP
SS ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Schutzstaffel (SS)
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surface form:
Schutzstaffel
Waffen-SS ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
Generalleutnant der Polizei
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SS-Gruppenführer ⓘ |
| name | Heinz Reinefarth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
command responsibility for mass killings of civilians in Warsaw
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role in brutal anti-partisan operations on the Eastern Front ⓘ suppression of the Warsaw Uprising ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
ⓘ
military officer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Eastern Front of World War II
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Warsaw Uprising ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
German Empire
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Gnesen ⓘ Province of Posen ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Schleswig-Holstein
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Sylt ⓘ West Germany ⓘ Westerland ⓘ |
| politicalParty | GB/BHE ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
commander of German troops during suppression of the Warsaw Uprising
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commander of Kampfgruppe Reinefarth ⓘ mayor of Westerland ⓘ member of the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein ⓘ |
| residence | Westerland ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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Subject: Heinz Reinefarth Description of subject: Heinz Reinefarth was a German SS officer and wartime commander notorious for his role in brutal operations on the Eastern Front and in suppressing the Warsaw Uprising during World War II.
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