Lommel German war cemetery
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Lommel German war cemetery is a large World War II military burial ground in Lommel, Belgium, where tens of thousands of German soldiers are commemorated.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lommel German war cemetery canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9909999 — 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: Lommel German war cemetery Context triple: [Lommel, hasAttraction, Lommel German war cemetery]
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Vladslo German War Cemetery
Vladslo German War Cemetery is a World War I military burial ground in Belgium where thousands of German soldiers are interred, noted for its somber atmosphere and the poignant sculpture "The Grieving Parents" by Käthe Kollwitz.
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German War Cemetery
The German War Cemetery at El Alamein is a military burial ground in Egypt commemorating German soldiers who died in the North African campaign of World War II.
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La Cambe German war cemetery
La Cambe German war cemetery is a major World War II military burial ground in Normandy, France, where thousands of German soldiers, including notable tank commander Michael Wittmann, are interred.
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Heverlee War Cemetery
Heverlee War Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission military cemetery in Heverlee, Belgium, where many Allied soldiers who died in World War II are buried.
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E.
Overloon War Cemetery
Overloon War Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground in the Netherlands commemorating soldiers who died in the fighting around Overloon during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lommel German war cemetery Target entity description: Lommel German war cemetery is a large World War II military burial ground in Lommel, Belgium, where tens of thousands of German soldiers are commemorated.
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A.
Vladslo German War Cemetery
Vladslo German War Cemetery is a World War I military burial ground in Belgium where thousands of German soldiers are interred, noted for its somber atmosphere and the poignant sculpture "The Grieving Parents" by Käthe Kollwitz.
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B.
German War Cemetery
The German War Cemetery at El Alamein is a military burial ground in Egypt commemorating German soldiers who died in the North African campaign of World War II.
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C.
La Cambe German war cemetery
La Cambe German war cemetery is a major World War II military burial ground in Normandy, France, where thousands of German soldiers, including notable tank commander Michael Wittmann, are interred.
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D.
Heverlee War Cemetery
Heverlee War Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission military cemetery in Heverlee, Belgium, where many Allied soldiers who died in World War II are buried.
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E.
Overloon War Cemetery
Overloon War Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground in the Netherlands commemorating soldiers who died in the fighting around Overloon during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II cemetery
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military cemetery ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Deutscher Soldatenfriedhof Lommel
NERFINISHED
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German war cemetery Lommel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPopulation |
Kriegsmarine personnel
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Luftwaffe personnel NERFINISHED ⓘ primarily Wehrmacht soldiers ⓘ some unknown soldiers ⓘ |
| completedIn | 1953 ⓘ |
| conflictCommemorated |
World War I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 51.216°N 5.320°E ⓘ |
| country | Belgium ⓘ |
| hasEducationalProgram | youth peace and remembrance projects ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
chapel
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individual headstones ⓘ mass graves ⓘ rows of basalt lava crosses ⓘ visitor information center ⓘ youth meeting center ⓘ |
| hasGraveOf |
German soldiers killed in Belgium
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German soldiers killed in World War I ⓘ German soldiers killed in World War II ⓘ German soldiers killed in the Netherlands ⓘ |
| hasMemorial | central memorial mound ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.volksbund.de/kriegsgraeberstaette/lommel ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | protected military cemetery in Belgium ⓘ |
| inception | 1946 ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Lommel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Flemish Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ Limburg (Belgium) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Lommel town center ⓘ |
| numberOfBurials |
approximately 39000
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over 38000 German soldiers ⓘ |
| openedToPublic | 1953 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalUse | concentration cemetery for scattered German graves in Belgium ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Federal Republic of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantFor |
German–Belgian reconciliation
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remembrance of German war dead in Belgium ⓘ |
| theme |
peace education
ⓘ
war remembrance ⓘ |
| usedFor |
burial of German war dead
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commemoration of German soldiers ⓘ |
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Subject: Lommel German war cemetery Description of subject: Lommel German war cemetery is a large World War II military burial ground in Lommel, Belgium, where tens of thousands of German soldiers are commemorated.
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