Triple

T2131878
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Iron Cross E46558 entity
Predicate relatedTo P37 FINISHED
Object Balkenkreuz
The Balkenkreuz is a straight-armed black-and-white cross emblem used as the primary national and military aircraft and vehicle marking of German armed forces during both World Wars.
E237913 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Balkenkreuz | Statement: [Iron Cross, relatedTo, Balkenkreuz]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Balkenkreuz
Context triple: [Iron Cross, relatedTo, Balkenkreuz]
  • A. Iron Cross
    The Iron Cross is a historic German military decoration, originating in Prussia and later used by the German Empire and Nazi Germany, awarded for bravery in battle and distinguished military service.
  • B. Swastika
    The Swastika is an ancient cross-like symbol with bent arms that represents auspiciousness, good fortune, and cosmic order in Hinduism and several other Eurasian traditions.
  • C. Schwartzerdt
    Schwartzerdt is the original German surname of the 16th-century Protestant reformer and humanist Philip Melanchthon, which he later Hellenized into the name by which he is best known.
  • D. Iron Cross 1st Class
    The Iron Cross 1st Class was a prestigious German military decoration awarded for acts of bravery or successful leadership in combat, particularly during the World Wars.
  • E. Cross of Lorraine
    The Cross of Lorraine is a two-barred Christian cross that became a prominent emblem of French resistance and the Free French Forces during World War II.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Balkenkreuz
Triple: [Iron Cross, relatedTo, Balkenkreuz]
Generated description
The Balkenkreuz is a straight-armed black-and-white cross emblem used as the primary national and military aircraft and vehicle marking of German armed forces during both World Wars.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Balkenkreuz
Target entity description: The Balkenkreuz is a straight-armed black-and-white cross emblem used as the primary national and military aircraft and vehicle marking of German armed forces during both World Wars.
  • A. Iron Cross
    The Iron Cross is a historic German military decoration, originating in Prussia and later used by the German Empire and Nazi Germany, awarded for bravery in battle and distinguished military service.
  • B. Swastika
    The Swastika is an ancient cross-like symbol with bent arms that represents auspiciousness, good fortune, and cosmic order in Hinduism and several other Eurasian traditions.
  • C. Schwartzerdt
    Schwartzerdt is the original German surname of the 16th-century Protestant reformer and humanist Philip Melanchthon, which he later Hellenized into the name by which he is best known.
  • D. Iron Cross 1st Class
    The Iron Cross 1st Class was a prestigious German military decoration awarded for acts of bravery or successful leadership in combat, particularly during the World Wars.
  • E. Cross of Lorraine
    The Cross of Lorraine is a two-barred Christian cross that became a prominent emblem of French resistance and the Free French Forces during World War II.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69a88a1626548190ae59a5028c3baa8e completed March 4, 2026, 7:37 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abbb7b13ac819094d43159fff984cf completed March 7, 2026, 5:45 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ae51a82a7c8190bc6737034d01f176 completed March 9, 2026, 4:50 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ae528634608190bf10e3abf5a2c2d9 completed March 9, 2026, 4:54 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ae536431bc8190b9f293d74046cb27 completed March 9, 2026, 4:58 a.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:44 p.m.