General Maximilian Veers
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General Maximilian Veers is an Imperial officer in the Star Wars universe, best known for leading the Empire’s ground assault with AT-AT walkers during the Battle of Hoth.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| General Maximilian Veers canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: General Maximilian Veers Context triple: [Battle of Hoth, commandedByEmpire, General Maximilian Veers]
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A.
General Jakob von Hartmann
General Jakob von Hartmann was a Bavarian military leader of the 19th century best known for his role in the Franco-Prussian War.
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B.
Colonel Ehrhardt
Colonel Ehrhardt is a bumbling, self-important Nazi officer who serves as a key comic antagonist in the World War II satire film "To Be or Not to Be."
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C.
General August von Werder
General August von Werder was a Prussian military leader and general best known for his prominent role in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–1871.
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D.
Charles Wolf
Charles Wolf was a 19th-century French astronomer best known for co-discovering the class of hot, massive Wolf–Rayet stars.
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E.
General Detlof von Winterfeldt
General Detlof von Winterfeldt was a German military officer who served as one of Germany’s representatives in negotiating the World War I armistice that ended hostilities on the Western Front.
- 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: General Maximilian Veers Target entity description: General Maximilian Veers is an Imperial officer in the Star Wars universe, best known for leading the Empire’s ground assault with AT-AT walkers during the Battle of Hoth.
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A.
General Jakob von Hartmann
General Jakob von Hartmann was a Bavarian military leader of the 19th century best known for his role in the Franco-Prussian War.
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B.
Colonel Ehrhardt
Colonel Ehrhardt is a bumbling, self-important Nazi officer who serves as a key comic antagonist in the World War II satire film "To Be or Not to Be."
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C.
General August von Werder
General August von Werder was a Prussian military leader and general best known for his prominent role in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–1871.
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D.
Charles Wolf
Charles Wolf was a 19th-century French astronomer best known for co-discovering the class of hot, massive Wolf–Rayet stars.
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E.
General Detlof von Winterfeldt
General Detlof von Winterfeldt was a German military officer who served as one of Germany’s representatives in negotiating the World War I armistice that ended hostilities on the Western Front.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial officer
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fictional character ⓘ human male ⓘ |
| affiliation | Galactic Empire ⓘ |
| alignment | authoritarian ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Star Wars roleplaying game sourcebooks
ⓘ
linked to:
Star Wars Roleplaying Game
Star Wars universe ⓘ
linked to:
Star Wars
Star Wars: Battlefront video game series ⓘ
linked to:
Star Wars: Battlefront
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back novelization ⓘ The Empire Strikes Back ⓘ various Star Wars comics ⓘ |
| canonStatus | appears in both Canon and Legends material ⓘ |
| commandedUnit |
Blizzard Force
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Blizzard One ⓘ Imperial ground forces at the Battle of Hoth ⓘ |
| commandedVehicleType |
AT-AT walker
ⓘ
linked to:
AT-AT walkers
|
| commandStyle | disciplined and efficient ⓘ |
| createdBy | George Lucas ⓘ |
| enemy | Rebel Alliance ⓘ |
| fandom | Star Wars fandom ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Star Wars Canon
ⓘ
linked to:
Star Wars canon
Star Wars Legends ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back
ⓘ
linked to:
The Empire Strikes Back
|
| firstAppearanceYear | 1980 ⓘ |
| gender | Male ⓘ |
| hasSon | Zeck Veers ⓘ |
| homeGalaxy |
Galaxy Far, Far Away
ⓘ
linked to:
Galaxy Far Far Away
|
| knownFor |
destroying the Rebel shield generator on Hoth
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leading the Imperial ground assault on Echo Base ⓘ |
| language | Galactic Basic Standard ⓘ |
| loyalTo |
Darth Vader
ⓘ
Galactic Empire high command ⓘ
linked to:
Imperial High Command
|
| loyalty | Galactic Empire ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Imperial Army ⓘ |
| militaryRole | ground assault commander ⓘ |
| militarySpecialty | planetary assaults ⓘ |
| notableAction | personally directed AT-AT fire on Rebel defenses at Hoth ⓘ |
| notableBattle | Battle of Hoth ⓘ |
| occupation | military officer ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Julian Glover ⓘ |
| rank | General ⓘ |
| servedUnder |
Darth Vader
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Emperor Palpatine ⓘ |
| sideInConflict | Galactic Civil War ⓘ |
| species | Human ⓘ |
| vehicleSpecialty | heavy assault walkers ⓘ |
| weaponSpecialty | armored warfare tactics ⓘ |
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Subject: General Maximilian Veers Description of subject: General Maximilian Veers is an Imperial officer in the Star Wars universe, best known for leading the Empire’s ground assault with AT-AT walkers during the Battle of Hoth.
Referenced by (5)
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