West German federal prosecutor Siegfried Buback
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Siegfried Buback was the West German federal prosecutor general who became a prominent victim of left-wing terrorism when he was assassinated in 1977.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| West German federal prosecutor Siegfried Buback canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12799394 — 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: West German federal prosecutor Siegfried Buback Context triple: [Red Army Faction, carriedOutAttackOn, West German federal prosecutor Siegfried Buback]
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A.
Federal Public Prosecutor General of Germany
The Federal Public Prosecutor General of Germany is the country’s highest federal prosecuting authority, responsible for investigating and prosecuting serious crimes such as terrorism, espionage, and offenses against state security.
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B.
Winfried Schäfer
Winfried Schäfer is a German football manager best known for his successful stints coaching national teams, including leading Cameroon to victory in the 2002 Africa Cup of Nations.
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C.
Heinz Eberbach
Heinz Eberbach was a German Wehrmacht general during World War II who commanded armored forces on the Western Front, including during the Normandy campaign.
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D.
Uwe Krupp
Uwe Krupp is a former German professional ice hockey defenseman and coach, best known for his NHL career and for scoring the Stanley Cup–winning goal for the Colorado Avalanche in 1996.
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E.
Ulrich Merkel
Ulrich Merkel is a German physicist best known as the first husband of former German chancellor Angela Merkel.
- 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: West German federal prosecutor Siegfried Buback Target entity description: Siegfried Buback was the West German federal prosecutor general who became a prominent victim of left-wing terrorism when he was assassinated in 1977.
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A.
Federal Public Prosecutor General of Germany
The Federal Public Prosecutor General of Germany is the country’s highest federal prosecuting authority, responsible for investigating and prosecuting serious crimes such as terrorism, espionage, and offenses against state security.
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B.
Winfried Schäfer
Winfried Schäfer is a German football manager best known for his successful stints coaching national teams, including leading Cameroon to victory in the 2002 Africa Cup of Nations.
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C.
Heinz Eberbach
Heinz Eberbach was a German Wehrmacht general during World War II who commanded armored forces on the Western Front, including during the Normandy campaign.
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D.
Uwe Krupp
Uwe Krupp is a former German professional ice hockey defenseman and coach, best known for his NHL career and for scoring the Stanley Cup–winning goal for the Colorado Avalanche in 1996.
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E.
Ulrich Merkel
Ulrich Merkel is a German physicist best known as the first husband of former German chancellor Angela Merkel.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
jurist ⓘ prosecutor ⓘ victim of terrorism ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
Federal Republic of Germany
ⓘ
linked to:
West Germany
|
| causeOfDeath |
assassination
ⓘ
gunshot wound ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Germany
ⓘ
West Germany ⓘ |
| employer |
Office of the Federal Prosecutor General of Germany
ⓘ
linked to:
German federal prosecution service
|
| familyName | Buback ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
criminal law
ⓘ
prosecution of terrorism ⓘ state security law ⓘ |
| givenName | Siegfried ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
civil servant
ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | German ⓘ |
| legacy | symbol of state’s struggle against left-wing terrorism in 1970s West Germany ⓘ |
| legalSystem | German law ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | homicide ⓘ |
| movementOpposed |
Red Army Faction
ⓘ
left-wing terrorism in West Germany ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
assassination of Siegfried Buback
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funeral attended by high-ranking West German officials ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being assassinated by left-wing terrorists in 1977
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role in prosecuting left-wing terrorism in West Germany ⓘ |
| notableRole | leading prosecutor against the Red Army Faction ⓘ |
| notableWork | prosecution of Red Army Faction members ⓘ |
| officeContested |
Federal Prosecutor General of West Germany
ⓘ
linked to:
Federal Public Prosecutor General of Germany
|
| participantIn |
German Autumn
ⓘ
Red Army Faction–West Germany conflict ⓘ
linked to:
Red Army Faction
|
| perpetrator | Red Army Faction ⓘ |
| politicalIdeologyOpposedByPerpetrators | left-wing extremism ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Attorney General of Germany
ⓘ
linked to:
Federal Public Prosecutor General of Germany
Federal Prosecutor General of West Germany ⓘ
linked to:
Federal Public Prosecutor General of Germany
|
| relative | Michael Buback ⓘ |
| residence |
Karlsruhe
ⓘ
West Germany ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| significantEvent | assassination in Karlsruhe in 1977 ⓘ |
| victimOf |
Red Army Faction
ⓘ
left-wing terrorism ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Bonn
ⓘ
Karlsruhe ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: West German federal prosecutor Siegfried Buback Description of subject: Siegfried Buback was the West German federal prosecutor general who became a prominent victim of left-wing terrorism when he was assassinated in 1977.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.