Henning von Tresckow
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Henning von Tresckow was a high-ranking German army officer and one of the leading organizers of the military resistance against Adolf Hitler, playing a key role in several assassination plots including the 20 July 1944 attempt.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Henning von Tresckow canonical | 7 |
| von Tresckow | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6249031 — 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: Henning von Tresckow Context triple: [Arthur Nebe, conspiredWith, Henning von Tresckow]
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A.
Erwin von Witzleben
Erwin von Witzleben was a German field marshal and prominent Wehrmacht commander who was later executed for his involvement in the 20 July 1944 plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler.
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B.
Hans-Valentin Hube
Hans-Valentin Hube was a German Wehrmacht general of World War II, noted for his leadership of armored and infantry formations on the Eastern Front and in the Mediterranean, and for receiving the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds.
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C.
Claus von Stauffenberg
Claus von Stauffenberg was a German army officer best known for leading the failed 20 July 1944 plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler and overthrow the Nazi regime.
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D.
Franz August Schenk von Stauffenberg
Franz August Schenk von Stauffenberg was a 19th-century German liberal politician and nobleman who played a leading role in the country’s progressive political movement.
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E.
Joachim Peiper
Joachim Peiper was a high-ranking Waffen-SS officer during World War II, best known for commanding armored units in major battles and for his involvement in war crimes, including the Malmedy massacre.
- 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: Henning von Tresckow Target entity description: Henning von Tresckow was a high-ranking German army officer and one of the leading organizers of the military resistance against Adolf Hitler, playing a key role in several assassination plots including the 20 July 1944 attempt.
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A.
Erwin von Witzleben
Erwin von Witzleben was a German field marshal and prominent Wehrmacht commander who was later executed for his involvement in the 20 July 1944 plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler.
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B.
Hans-Valentin Hube
Hans-Valentin Hube was a German Wehrmacht general of World War II, noted for his leadership of armored and infantry formations on the Eastern Front and in the Mediterranean, and for receiving the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds.
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C.
Claus von Stauffenberg
Claus von Stauffenberg was a German army officer best known for leading the failed 20 July 1944 plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler and overthrow the Nazi regime.
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D.
Franz August Schenk von Stauffenberg
Franz August Schenk von Stauffenberg was a 19th-century German liberal politician and nobleman who played a leading role in the country’s progressive political movement.
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E.
Joachim Peiper
Joachim Peiper was a high-ranking Waffen-SS officer during World War II, best known for commanding armored units in major battles and for his involvement in war crimes, including the Malmedy massacre.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German Army officer
ⓘ
conspirator in the 20 July plot ⓘ human ⓘ resistance member ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
German Cross in Gold
ⓘ
Iron Cross 1st Class ⓘ Iron Cross 2nd Class ⓘ |
| burialPlace | unknown (body reportedly exhumed and cremated by Gestapo) ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | suicide ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
German Empire
ⓘ
Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1901-01-10 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1944-07-21 ⓘ |
| employer |
Reichswehr
ⓘ
Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| familyName |
von Tresckow
ⓘ
linked to:
Henning von Tresckow
|
| father | Hermann von Tresckow ⓘ |
| givenName | Henning ⓘ |
| ideology | conservative resistance to Nazism ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | German ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | suicide ⓘ |
| memberOf | German resistance to Nazism ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
German Army
ⓘ
Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Major General ⓘ |
| mother | Elisabeth von Tresckow ⓘ |
| movement | German military resistance to Hitler ⓘ |
| name | Henning von Tresckow ⓘ |
| notableAlumni | Prussian Cadet Corps ⓘ |
| notableStudentOrTrainee | officers of Army Group Centre staff ⓘ |
| notableWork | organization of plots to assassinate Adolf Hitler ⓘ |
| opponent |
Adolf Hitler
ⓘ
Nazi regime ⓘ |
| participantIn |
1943 Smolensk assassination attempt on Hitler
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20 July plot ⓘ German military resistance against Adolf Hitler ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Kingdom of Prussia
ⓘ
linked to:
Prussia
Magdeburg ⓘ Province of Saxony ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
German-occupied Poland
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near Białystok ⓘ |
| positionHeld | chief operations officer of Army Group Centre ⓘ |
| religion | Lutheranism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Erika von Falkenhayn ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Henning von Tresckow Description of subject: Henning von Tresckow was a high-ranking German army officer and one of the leading organizers of the military resistance against Adolf Hitler, playing a key role in several assassination plots including the 20 July 1944 attempt.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Henning von Tresckow