André Dewavrin
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André Dewavrin was a French military officer and intelligence leader best known for organizing and directing Free French secret services and resistance operations during World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| André Dewavrin canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6766501 — 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: André Dewavrin Context triple: [Bureau Central de Renseignements et d’Action, notableCommander, André Dewavrin]
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A.
Bernard Darniche
Bernard Darniche is a renowned French rally driver best known for his successes in European and World Rally Championship events during the 1970s and early 1980s.
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B.
Michel Desvigne
Michel Desvigne is a renowned French landscape architect known for large-scale urban public space projects and influential contemporary landscape designs.
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C.
Boris Dilliès
Boris Dilliès is a Belgian politician known for serving as the mayor of the Brussels municipality of Uccle.
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D.
Jacques Defforey
Jacques Defforey was a French businessman best known as one of the founders of the multinational retail corporation Carrefour.
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E.
Frédéric Bricout
Frédéric Bricout is a French politician who serves as the mayor of the northern French city of Cambrai.
- 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: André Dewavrin Target entity description: André Dewavrin was a French military officer and intelligence leader best known for organizing and directing Free French secret services and resistance operations during World War II.
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A.
Bernard Darniche
Bernard Darniche is a renowned French rally driver best known for his successes in European and World Rally Championship events during the 1970s and early 1980s.
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B.
Michel Desvigne
Michel Desvigne is a renowned French landscape architect known for large-scale urban public space projects and influential contemporary landscape designs.
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C.
Boris Dilliès
Boris Dilliès is a Belgian politician known for serving as the mayor of the Brussels municipality of Uccle.
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D.
Jacques Defforey
Jacques Defforey was a French businessman best known as one of the founders of the multinational retail corporation Carrefour.
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E.
Frédéric Bricout
Frédéric Bricout is a French politician who serves as the mayor of the northern French city of Cambrai.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French military officer
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human ⓘ intelligence officer ⓘ member of the French Resistance ⓘ |
| activityStart | World War II era ⓘ |
| allegiance | Free France ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Colonel Passy
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Passy ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| employer | Free French Forces ⓘ |
| familyName | Dewavrin ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
clandestine operations
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military intelligence ⓘ resistance organization ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | André ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
intelligence chief
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resistance leader ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | French Army ⓘ |
| notableFor |
directing resistance operations in occupied France
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intelligence work for Charles de Gaulle ⓘ organizing Free French secret services ⓘ |
| notableRole |
architect of Free French intelligence network
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liaison between Free French leadership and resistance groups in France ⓘ |
| notableWork |
coordination of French Resistance operations
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intelligence operations in support of the Allies during World War II ⓘ organization of Free French secret services ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Free French movement
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linked to:
French Resistance
French Resistance ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
BCRA director
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chief of the Bureau Central de Renseignements et d’Action ⓘ head of Free French intelligence services ⓘ |
| residence | France ⓘ |
| workedFor | Charles de Gaulle ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: André Dewavrin Description of subject: André Dewavrin was a French military officer and intelligence leader best known for organizing and directing Free French secret services and resistance operations during World War II.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Passy (André Dewavrin’s nom de guerre)
subject linked to:
Passy (André Dewavrin’s nom de guerre)