Triple
T3694680
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Michael Wittmann |
E78427
|
entity |
| Predicate | militaryBranch |
P253
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Waffen-SS |
E18212
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Waffen-SS | Statement: [Michael Wittmann, militaryBranch, Waffen-SS]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Waffen-SS Context triple: [Michael Wittmann, militaryBranch, Waffen-SS]
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A.
Waffen-SS
chosen
The Waffen-SS was the combat branch of Nazi Germany’s SS organization, serving as an elite but ideologically driven military force involved in major World War II battles and numerous war crimes.
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B.
Oberkommando der Waffen-SS
The Oberkommando der Waffen-SS was the high command authority overseeing the Waffen-SS, responsible for directing its military formations and operations within Nazi Germany’s armed forces structure.
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C.
3rd SS Panzer Division Totenkopf
The 3rd SS Panzer Division "Totenkopf" was an elite yet notorious Waffen-SS armored division of Nazi Germany, infamous for its role in numerous war crimes and brutal combat on the Eastern Front during World War II.
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D.
Schutzstaffel (SS)
The Schutzstaffel (SS) was Nazi Germany’s paramilitary organization that became a central instrument of terror, overseeing the police state, racial persecution, and the operation of extermination and concentration camps during the Holocaust.
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E.
1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler
The 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler was an elite Waffen-SS armored division of Nazi Germany, originally formed as Hitler’s personal bodyguard unit and later notorious for its frontline combat role and numerous war crimes during World War II.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69ad85e3b1888190abc983e06968696d |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adc4eafd348190986f69aee787fd8f |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:50 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b4cdeee0488190b59e24f8ad48ad5e |
completed | March 14, 2026, 2:54 a.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:26 p.m.