The Man Who Stopped the Trains to Auschwitz
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"The Man Who Stopped the Trains to Auschwitz" is a historical work that recounts how Bulgarian politician Dimitar Peshev led a decisive effort to halt the deportation of Bulgarian Jews to Nazi death camps during World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Man Who Stopped the Trains to Auschwitz canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5888253 — 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: The Man Who Stopped the Trains to Auschwitz Context triple: [Dimităr Peshev, hasWorkAbout, The Man Who Stopped the Trains to Auschwitz]
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A.
From the Ashes of Sobibor: A Story of Survival
From the Ashes of Sobibor: A Story of Survival is a Holocaust memoir by Sobibor death camp survivor Thomas Blatt, recounting his experiences before, during, and after the camp uprising.
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B.
Sobibor: A History of a Nazi Death Camp
"Sobibor: A History of a Nazi Death Camp" is a historical study that reconstructs the operation, atrocities, and prisoner experiences of the Sobibor extermination camp during the Holocaust.
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C.
Survival in Auschwitz
Survival in Auschwitz is the English-language title of Primo Levi’s seminal Holocaust memoir recounting his experiences and reflections as a Jewish prisoner in the Auschwitz concentration camp.
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D.
Schindler's List (novel)
Schindler's List is a historical novel by Thomas Keneally that recounts how German industrialist Oskar Schindler saved more than a thousand Jews from the Holocaust.
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E.
Mauthausen Trilogy
The Mauthausen Trilogy is a powerful song cycle by Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis, based on poems about the Holocaust and the experiences of prisoners in the Mauthausen concentration camp.
- 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: The Man Who Stopped the Trains to Auschwitz Target entity description: "The Man Who Stopped the Trains to Auschwitz" is a historical work that recounts how Bulgarian politician Dimitar Peshev led a decisive effort to halt the deportation of Bulgarian Jews to Nazi death camps during World War II.
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A.
From the Ashes of Sobibor: A Story of Survival
From the Ashes of Sobibor: A Story of Survival is a Holocaust memoir by Sobibor death camp survivor Thomas Blatt, recounting his experiences before, during, and after the camp uprising.
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B.
Sobibor: A History of a Nazi Death Camp
"Sobibor: A History of a Nazi Death Camp" is a historical study that reconstructs the operation, atrocities, and prisoner experiences of the Sobibor extermination camp during the Holocaust.
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C.
Survival in Auschwitz
Survival in Auschwitz is the English-language title of Primo Levi’s seminal Holocaust memoir recounting his experiences and reflections as a Jewish prisoner in the Auschwitz concentration camp.
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D.
Schindler's List (novel)
Schindler's List is a historical novel by Thomas Keneally that recounts how German industrialist Oskar Schindler saved more than a thousand Jews from the Holocaust.
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E.
Mauthausen Trilogy
The Mauthausen Trilogy is a powerful song cycle by Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis, based on poems about the Holocaust and the experiences of prisoners in the Mauthausen concentration camp.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
ⓘ
historical work ⓘ |
| about |
Auschwitz death camp
ⓘ
linked to:
AuschwitzBirkenau
Holocaust in Eastern Europe ⓘ Jewish community in Bulgaria ⓘ Nazi deportation plans ⓘ |
| countryOfSubject | Bulgaria ⓘ |
| describesEvent | halt of deportation of Bulgarian Jews ⓘ |
| documents |
Bulgarian government actions regarding Jews
ⓘ
attempted deportation of Bulgarian Jews ⓘ intervention by Dimitar Peshev ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
impact of political pressure on Nazi policies
ⓘ
role of individual initiative in historical events ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
political resistance to Nazi policies
ⓘ
rescue of Jews ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
Holocaust studies
ⓘ
history ⓘ non-fiction ⓘ |
| historicalEventCovered |
cancellation of deportation trains from Bulgaria
ⓘ
planned deportation of Bulgarian Jews to Auschwitz ⓘ |
| historicalFigureCovered |
Bulgarian Jewish leaders
ⓘ
Dimitar Peshev ⓘ
linked to:
Dimităr Peshev
|
| intendedAudience |
readers interested in Bulgarian history
ⓘ
readers interested in Holocaust history ⓘ students of World War II ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Auschwitz concentration camp
ⓘ
linked to:
AuschwitzBirkenau
Bulgarian Jews ⓘ Dimitar Peshev ⓘ
linked to:
Dimităr Peshev
Holocaust in Bulgaria ⓘ Nazi deportations ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | political and moral choices in wartime Bulgaria ⓘ |
| portrays |
Bulgarian society under Nazi influence
ⓘ
Dimitar Peshev as key political figure ⓘ
linked to:
Dimităr Peshev
|
| relatedTo |
Auschwitz-Birkenau
ⓘ
linked to:
AuschwitzBirkenau
Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Bulgaria
ⓘ
Sofia ⓘ |
| theme |
individual responsibility
ⓘ
moral courage ⓘ political decision-making ⓘ rescue of Jews during the Holocaust ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
Holocaust
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| workType | biographical history ⓘ |
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