Wenck, Walther
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Walther Wenck was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II, best known as the youngest army commander in the German forces and for leading the 12th Army in the war’s final days.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Wenck, Walther canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10002374 — 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: Wenck, Walther Context triple: [12th Army, commander, Wenck, Walther]
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A.
Ernst Wollweber
Ernst Wollweber was a German communist politician and former head of East Germany’s Ministry for State Security (Stasi) known for his role in building the early East German security apparatus.
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B.
Ernst von Ihne
Ernst von Ihne was a prominent German architect of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known especially for his work on grand public and royal buildings in Berlin.
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C.
Werner Ahrendt
Werner Ahrendt was a German architect best known for his role in designing the iconic Berlin TV Tower (Fernsehturm) in East Berlin.
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D.
Heinrich Georg Winter
Heinrich Georg Winter was a 19th-century German mycologist known for his taxonomic work on fungi, including the description of the genus Ophiostoma.
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E.
Hans Wiegel
Hans Wiegel is a prominent Dutch liberal politician who served as leader of the VVD and as Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands in the late 20th century.
- 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: Wenck, Walther Target entity description: Walther Wenck was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II, best known as the youngest army commander in the German forces and for leading the 12th Army in the war’s final days.
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A.
Ernst Wollweber
Ernst Wollweber was a German communist politician and former head of East Germany’s Ministry for State Security (Stasi) known for his role in building the early East German security apparatus.
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B.
Ernst von Ihne
Ernst von Ihne was a prominent German architect of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known especially for his work on grand public and royal buildings in Berlin.
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C.
Werner Ahrendt
Werner Ahrendt was a German architect best known for his role in designing the iconic Berlin TV Tower (Fernsehturm) in East Berlin.
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D.
Heinrich Georg Winter
Heinrich Georg Winter was a 19th-century German mycologist known for his taxonomic work on fungi, including the description of the genus Ophiostoma.
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E.
Hans Wiegel
Hans Wiegel is a prominent Dutch liberal politician who served as leader of the VVD and as Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands in the late 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German general
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human ⓘ |
| allegiance |
German Empire
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Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
German Cross in Gold
NERFINISHED
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Iron Cross 1st Class NERFINISHED ⓘ Iron Cross 2nd Class NERFINISHED ⓘ Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ⓘ Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | traffic collision ⓘ |
| commanded |
12th Army (Wehrmacht)
NERFINISHED
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LVII Panzer Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ LXXXI Army Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
German Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Germany ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | West Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1900-09-18 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1982-05-01 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Prussian Cadet Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | German ⓘ |
| familyName | Wenck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Walther NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasActivityPeriod | World War II era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Reichswehr
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wehrmacht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
German Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| militaryRank | General der Panzertruppe ⓘ |
| notableEvent | organized breakout of German troops and civilians towards Western Allied lines in April–May 1945 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the youngest army commander in the German forces during World War II
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command of the 12th Army in the final days of World War II ⓘ |
| occupation | military officer ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Battle of Berlin
NERFINISHED
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Battle of France NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Bulge NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Barbarossa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Wittenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Bad Rothenfelde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | commander of the German 12th Army ⓘ |
| residence | Bad Rothenfelde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceEnd | 1945 ⓘ |
| serviceStart | 1911 ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Wenck, Walther Description of subject: Walther Wenck was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II, best known as the youngest army commander in the German forces and for leading the 12th Army in the war’s final days.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.