Colonel Robert E. Hogan
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Colonel Robert E. Hogan is the quick-witted, resourceful U.S. Army Air Corps officer who leads a group of Allied POWs conducting secret sabotage missions from a German prison camp in the sitcom "Hogan's Heroes."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Colonel Robert E. Hogan canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8963163 — 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: Colonel Robert E. Hogan Context triple: [Bob Crane, notableRole, Colonel Robert E. Hogan]
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Colonel Andrew Hynes
Colonel Andrew Hynes was an early American pioneer and military officer best known for establishing the Kentucky settlement that became Elizabethtown.
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B.
Colonel Sam McLaughlin
Colonel Sam McLaughlin was a prominent Canadian industrialist and founder of the McLaughlin Motor Car Company, which became a cornerstone of General Motors of Canada.
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C.
Colonel Orpheus S. Woodward
Colonel Orpheus S. Woodward was a Union Army officer who led the 83rd Pennsylvania Infantry during the American Civil War.
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Colonel Frank Fitts
Colonel Frank Fitts is a strict, repressed former Marine officer and abusive father whose hidden vulnerabilities and internalized homophobia drive much of the tension in the film American Beauty.
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E.
Colonel Sherman T. Potter
Colonel Sherman T. Potter is the no-nonsense yet compassionate commanding officer of the 4077th M*A*S*H unit in the television series M*A*S*H.
- 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: Colonel Robert E. Hogan Target entity description: Colonel Robert E. Hogan is the quick-witted, resourceful U.S. Army Air Corps officer who leads a group of Allied POWs conducting secret sabotage missions from a German prison camp in the sitcom "Hogan's Heroes."
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A.
Colonel Andrew Hynes
Colonel Andrew Hynes was an early American pioneer and military officer best known for establishing the Kentucky settlement that became Elizabethtown.
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B.
Colonel Sam McLaughlin
Colonel Sam McLaughlin was a prominent Canadian industrialist and founder of the McLaughlin Motor Car Company, which became a cornerstone of General Motors of Canada.
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C.
Colonel Orpheus S. Woodward
Colonel Orpheus S. Woodward was a Union Army officer who led the 83rd Pennsylvania Infantry during the American Civil War.
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D.
Colonel Frank Fitts
Colonel Frank Fitts is a strict, repressed former Marine officer and abusive father whose hidden vulnerabilities and internalized homophobia drive much of the tension in the film American Beauty.
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E.
Colonel Sherman T. Potter
Colonel Sherman T. Potter is the no-nonsense yet compassionate commanding officer of the 4077th M*A*S*H unit in the television series M*A*S*H.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
television character ⓘ |
| antagonist |
Colonel Wilhelm Klink
ⓘ
Sergeant Hans Schultz ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Hogan's Heroes ⓘ |
| basedOn | archetype of clever Allied officer in POW escape stories ⓘ |
| branchOfService | United States Army Air Corps ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
charismatic
ⓘ
quick-witted ⓘ resourceful ⓘ strategic thinker ⓘ |
| commandRole | Senior POW officer at Stalag 13 ⓘ |
| commandStructure | underground operation within Stalag 13 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdFor | CBS television network ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Hogan's Heroes ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Hogan's Heroes, Season 1, Episode 1 ⓘ |
| fullName | Robert E. Hogan ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | sitcom ⓘ |
| humorStyle |
deadpan
ⓘ
sarcastic ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| leadsGroup | Allied prisoners of war at Stalag 13 ⓘ |
| loyalty |
Allied forces
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| medium | television ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Colonel ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableAbility |
improvisation under pressure
ⓘ
manipulating camp authorities ⓘ planning complex covert operations ⓘ |
| notableRelationship |
commands Corporal Louis LeBeau
ⓘ
commands Corporal Peter Newkirk ⓘ
linked to:
Corporal Peter Newkirk
commands Sergeant Andrew Carter ⓘ commands Sergeant James Kinchloe ⓘ
linked to:
Sergeant James "Kinch" Kinchloe
|
| occupation | military officer ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Bob Crane ⓘ |
| primaryMission |
aid Allied escape and resistance operations
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conduct sabotage against the German war effort ⓘ gather intelligence behind enemy lines ⓘ |
| role | leader of Allied POW sabotage operations ⓘ |
| screenDebutDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| setting | Stalag 13 ⓘ |
| sideInConflict | Allies ⓘ |
| teamMember | Hogan's Heroes POW sabotage team ⓘ |
| usesCover | prisoner of war at a German camp ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Colonel Robert E. Hogan Description of subject: Colonel Robert E. Hogan is the quick-witted, resourceful U.S. Army Air Corps officer who leads a group of Allied POWs conducting secret sabotage missions from a German prison camp in the sitcom "Hogan's Heroes."
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.