Invalidenfriedhof, Berlin
E63200
Invalidenfriedhof in Berlin is a historic military cemetery that became notorious in the 20th century as a burial site for prominent Prussian officers and high-ranking Nazi officials.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Invalidenfriedhof, Berlin canonical | 3 |
| Invalids' Cemetery, Berlin | 3 |
| Berlin, Invalidenfriedhof | 1 |
| Invalidenfriedhof | 1 |
| Invalidenfriedhof Berlin | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T507007 — 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: Invalidenfriedhof, Berlin Context triple: [Reinhard Heydrich, burialPlace, Invalidenfriedhof, Berlin]
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A.
Friedrichsfelde Central Cemetery
Friedrichsfelde Central Cemetery is a historic Berlin cemetery renowned as the resting place of prominent socialist and communist figures, including Rosa Luxemburg.
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B.
German Waldheim Cemetery
German Waldheim Cemetery was a historic burial ground in Forest Park, Illinois, known especially for serving Chicago’s German-American community and for being the original resting place of the Haymarket affair anarchists.
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C.
Vienna Central Cemetery
Vienna Central Cemetery is one of Europe's largest and most famous cemeteries in Vienna, Austria, known for being the resting place of many notable figures in science, music, and politics.
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D.
Herrlingen cemetery
Herrlingen cemetery is a burial ground in the village of Herrlingen, Germany, best known as the final resting place of German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel.
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E.
Kilchberg Cemetery
Kilchberg Cemetery is a notable burial ground in Kilchberg, Switzerland, known as the final resting place of several prominent figures, including the writer Thomas Mann.
- 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: Invalidenfriedhof, Berlin Target entity description: Invalidenfriedhof in Berlin is a historic military cemetery that became notorious in the 20th century as a burial site for prominent Prussian officers and high-ranking Nazi officials.
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A.
Friedrichsfelde Central Cemetery
Friedrichsfelde Central Cemetery is a historic Berlin cemetery renowned as the resting place of prominent socialist and communist figures, including Rosa Luxemburg.
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B.
German Waldheim Cemetery
German Waldheim Cemetery was a historic burial ground in Forest Park, Illinois, known especially for serving Chicago’s German-American community and for being the original resting place of the Haymarket affair anarchists.
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C.
Vienna Central Cemetery
Vienna Central Cemetery is one of Europe's largest and most famous cemeteries in Vienna, Austria, known for being the resting place of many notable figures in science, music, and politics.
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D.
Herrlingen cemetery
Herrlingen cemetery is a burial ground in the village of Herrlingen, Germany, best known as the final resting place of German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel.
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E.
Kilchberg Cemetery
Kilchberg Cemetery is a notable burial ground in Kilchberg, Switzerland, known as the final resting place of several prominent figures, including the writer Thomas Mann.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cemetery
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ military cemetery ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Prussia
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
Nazi Germany ⓘ Prussian Army ⓘ Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| category |
East Side Gallery
ⓘ
surface form:
Berlin Wall memorial sites
Cemeteries in Berlin ⓘ Military cemeteries in Germany ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| crossedBy |
Berlin Wall
ⓘ
surface form:
Berlin Wall death strip
|
| damagedDuring | World War II ⓘ |
| establishedIn | 1748 ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Frederick II of Prussia
ⓘ
Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ
surface form:
Frederick the Great
|
| hasFeature |
Prussian-style grave monuments
ⓘ
memorials to victims of the Berlin Wall ⓘ military memorials ⓘ war graves ⓘ |
| hasGermanName |
Invalidenfriedhof, Berlin
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Invalidenfriedhof Berlin
|
| heritageStatus |
listed historic cemetery
ⓘ
protected monument ⓘ |
| languageOfOfficialName | German ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Berlin
ⓘ
Mitte ⓘ central Berlin ⓘ former border zone between East and West Berlin ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
ⓘ
surface form:
Charité hospital
Invalidenstraße ⓘ |
| locatedNextTo | Berlin-Spandau Ship Canal ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
Berlin
ⓘ
surface form:
Berlin authorities
|
| notableBurial |
August Neidhardt von Gneisenau
ⓘ
Fritz Todt ⓘ Gerhard von Scharnhorst ⓘ Heinz Guderian (cenotaph) ⓘ Herbert Backe ⓘ Julius von Verdy du Vernois ⓘ Karl von Steinmetz ⓘ Lutz Schwerin von Krosigk ⓘ
surface form:
Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk
Walter Model ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| originalPurpose |
burial ground for war invalids
ⓘ
cemetery for Prussian Army veterans ⓘ |
| ownedBy | State of Berlin ⓘ |
| partlyDestroyedBy | construction of the Berlin Wall ⓘ |
| underwent | restoration after German reunification ⓘ |
| usedAs |
burial site for Nazi officials
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burial site for Prussian officers ⓘ burial site for high-ranking military personnel ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Invalidenfriedhof, Berlin Description of subject: Invalidenfriedhof in Berlin is a historic military cemetery that became notorious in the 20th century as a burial site for prominent Prussian officers and high-ranking Nazi officials.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Reinhard Heydrich
this entity surface form:
Invalidenfriedhof
subject surface form:
Invalidenfriedhof
this entity surface form:
Invalidenfriedhof Berlin
this entity surface form:
Invalids' Cemetery, Berlin
this entity surface form:
Invalids' Cemetery, Berlin
this entity surface form:
Invalids' Cemetery, Berlin
this entity surface form:
Berlin, Invalidenfriedhof