Fort Hackenberg
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Fort Hackenberg is a massive French fortification complex in northeastern France that served as one of the largest and most important strongpoints of the Maginot Line.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Hackenberg canonical | 1 |
| Hackenberg Maginot Line fortification | 1 |
| Ouvrage Hackenberg (nearby) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T76065 — 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: Fort Hackenberg Context triple: [Maginot Line, significantSection, Fort Hackenberg]
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A.
Ruckelshaus
Ruckelshaus is the surname of William D. Ruckelshaus, a prominent American lawyer and public official best known as the first head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and a key figure in the Watergate-era "Saturday Night Massacre."
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B.
High Rock Tower
High Rock Tower is a historic stone observation tower and former lighthouse in Lynn, Massachusetts, known for its panoramic coastal views and public park setting.
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C.
Peter and Paul Fortress
Peter and Paul Fortress is a historic citadel and birthplace of St. Petersburg, Russia, known for its baroque cathedral, former political prison, and role as a key military and cultural site.
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D.
Silver Hill
Silver Hill is a small commuter rail station in Weston, Massachusetts, served by the MBTA's Fitchburg Line.
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E.
Fort Salonga, New York
Fort Salonga, New York is a suburban hamlet on Long Island’s North Shore known for its residential character and coastal location along the Long Island Sound.
- 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: Fort Hackenberg Target entity description: Fort Hackenberg is a massive French fortification complex in northeastern France that served as one of the largest and most important strongpoints of the Maginot Line.
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A.
Ruckelshaus
Ruckelshaus is the surname of William D. Ruckelshaus, a prominent American lawyer and public official best known as the first head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and a key figure in the Watergate-era "Saturday Night Massacre."
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B.
High Rock Tower
High Rock Tower is a historic stone observation tower and former lighthouse in Lynn, Massachusetts, known for its panoramic coastal views and public park setting.
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C.
Peter and Paul Fortress
Peter and Paul Fortress is a historic citadel and birthplace of St. Petersburg, Russia, known for its baroque cathedral, former political prison, and role as a key military and cultural site.
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D.
Silver Hill
Silver Hill is a small commuter rail station in Weston, Massachusetts, served by the MBTA's Fitchburg Line.
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E.
Fort Salonga, New York
Fort Salonga, New York is a suburban hamlet on Long Island’s North Shore known for its residential character and coastal location along the Long Island Sound.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Maginot Line ouvrage
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fortification ⓘ military museum ⓘ |
| builtFor | French defensive strategy between the World Wars ⓘ |
| constructedBy | French Army ⓘ |
| controlledBy | France ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| currentUse |
museum
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| designedTo | defend French border with Germany ⓘ |
| endDate | 1935 ⓘ |
| garrison | French troops ⓘ |
| hasPart |
ammunition magazines
ⓘ
anti-tank gun emplacements ⓘ armored turrets ⓘ artillery blocks ⓘ casemates ⓘ combat blocks ⓘ entry blocks ⓘ infantry blocks ⓘ machine gun embrasures ⓘ observation blocks ⓘ observation cloches ⓘ power plant ⓘ underground barracks ⓘ underground galleries ⓘ underground railway ⓘ ventilation system ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | monument historique ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationCountry | France ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Moselle department
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northeastern France ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Thionville
ⓘ
Veckring ⓘ |
| namedAfter | nearby Hackenberg hill ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the largest ouvrages of the Maginot Line
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extensive underground tunnel network ⓘ heavy artillery armament ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operator | French Army ⓘ |
| partOf |
Fortified Sector of Thionville
ⓘ
Maginot Line ⓘ |
| startDate | 1929 ⓘ |
| status | preserved ⓘ |
| strategicRole | major strongpoint of the Maginot Line ⓘ |
| usedDuring | World War II ⓘ |
| usedFrom | 1930s ⓘ |
| usedUntil | 1940 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fort Hackenberg Description of subject: Fort Hackenberg is a massive French fortification complex in northeastern France that served as one of the largest and most important strongpoints of the Maginot Line.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ouvrage Hackenberg (nearby)