Schwelm Dam
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Schwelm Dam is a German reservoir dam that was one of the targets attacked during the World War II Dambusters Raid.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Schwelm Dam canonical | 1 |
| Talsperre Schwelm | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9525759 — 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: Schwelm Dam Context triple: [Dambusters Raid sites, hasPart, Schwelm Dam]
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A.
Hohenwarte Dam
Hohenwarte Dam is a large hydroelectric and flood-control dam on the Saale River in Thuringia, Germany, forming one of the country’s significant reservoir lakes.
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B.
Diemel Dam
Diemel Dam is a German reservoir dam that was one of the targets attacked during the World War II Dambusters Raid.
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C.
Sorpe Dam
The Sorpe Dam is a German earth-fill dam in the Ruhr region that was a key target of the RAF’s World War II “Dambusters” raid, Operation Chastise.
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D.
Möhne Dam
Möhne Dam is a major German gravity dam in North Rhine-Westphalia, historically known for being breached by the RAF’s “Dambusters” raid during World War II.
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E.
Ennepe Dam
Ennepe Dam is a German reservoir dam in North Rhine-Westphalia that was one of the targets of the World War II Dambusters Raid.
- 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: Schwelm Dam Target entity description: Schwelm Dam is a German reservoir dam that was one of the targets attacked during the World War II Dambusters Raid.
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A.
Hohenwarte Dam
Hohenwarte Dam is a large hydroelectric and flood-control dam on the Saale River in Thuringia, Germany, forming one of the country’s significant reservoir lakes.
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B.
Diemel Dam
Diemel Dam is a German reservoir dam that was one of the targets attacked during the World War II Dambusters Raid.
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C.
Sorpe Dam
The Sorpe Dam is a German earth-fill dam in the Ruhr region that was a key target of the RAF’s World War II “Dambusters” raid, Operation Chastise.
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D.
Möhne Dam
Möhne Dam is a major German gravity dam in North Rhine-Westphalia, historically known for being breached by the RAF’s “Dambusters” raid during World War II.
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E.
Ennepe Dam
Ennepe Dam is a German reservoir dam in North Rhine-Westphalia that was one of the targets of the World War II Dambusters Raid.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dam
ⓘ
reservoir dam ⓘ |
| category |
Dams in Germany
ⓘ
Reservoirs in North Rhine-Westphalia ⓘ World War II sites in Germany ⓘ |
| conflict |
Second World War
ⓘ
linked to:
World War II
World War II ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| hasCountry | Germany ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
impounding water for municipal use
ⓘ
regulating river flow ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance | target in RAF dam-busting operations ⓘ |
| hasNameInLanguage |
Talsperre Schwelm
ⓘ
linked to:
Schwelm Dam
|
| isStructureType | gravity dam ⓘ |
| languageOfName | German ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ennepe-Ruhr district
ⓘ
linked to:
Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis
North Rhine-Westphalia ⓘ state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany ⓘ
linked to:
North Rhine-Westphalia
western Germany ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Schwelm ⓘ |
| locatedOn | a tributary of the Ruhr ⓘ |
| material | masonry and/or concrete ⓘ |
| partOf |
German industrial targets in Ruhr area
ⓘ
Ruhr dams system ⓘ
linked to:
Ruhr reservoir system
Ruhr river basin ⓘ
linked to:
Ruhr
|
| purpose |
protecting downstream areas from flooding
ⓘ
securing drinking water ⓘ |
| region |
Ruhr region
ⓘ
linked to:
Ruhr area
|
| strategicRole |
supporting hydroelectric and industrial infrastructure
ⓘ
supporting water supply to Ruhr industry ⓘ |
| usedFor |
flood control
ⓘ
recreation ⓘ water supply ⓘ |
| wasConsideredFor | bouncing bomb attacks ⓘ |
| wasTargetedBy | No. 617 Squadron RAF ⓘ |
| wasTargetOf |
Dambusters Raid
ⓘ
linked to:
Dambusters
Operation Chastise ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Schwelm Dam Description of subject: Schwelm Dam is a German reservoir dam that was one of the targets attacked during the World War II Dambusters Raid.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Schwelm Dam