Ouvrage Simserhof
E12139
Ouvrage Simserhof is a major French fortification complex near Bitche in northeastern France, built in the 1930s as part of the Maginot Line and now preserved as a military museum.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ouvrage Simserhof canonical | 1 |
| Simserhof farm | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T76067 — 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: Ouvrage Simserhof Context triple: [Maginot Line, significantSection, Ouvrage Simserhof]
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A.
Ruckelshaus
Ruckelshaus is the surname of William D. Ruckelshaus, a prominent American lawyer and public official best known as the first head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and a key figure in the Watergate-era "Saturday Night Massacre."
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B.
Ouvrage Schoenenbourg
Ouvrage Schoenenbourg is a major fortified artillery work of the Maginot Line in northeastern France, notable for its extensive underground galleries, combat blocks, and well-preserved World War II defenses.
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C.
Leineschloss
Leineschloss is a historic palace in Hanover, Germany, that served as a royal residence for the House of Hanover and now houses the Lower Saxony state parliament.
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D.
Bad Tölz
Bad Tölz is a Bavarian spa town in southern Germany known for its historic old town, alpine scenery, and traditional German architecture.
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E.
Berghof
Berghof was Adolf Hitler’s mountain retreat and second seat of power in the Bavarian Alps, serving as a key location for Nazi leadership meetings and propaganda.
- 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: Ouvrage Simserhof Target entity description: Ouvrage Simserhof is a major French fortification complex near Bitche in northeastern France, built in the 1930s as part of the Maginot Line and now preserved as a military museum.
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A.
Ruckelshaus
Ruckelshaus is the surname of William D. Ruckelshaus, a prominent American lawyer and public official best known as the first head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and a key figure in the Watergate-era "Saturday Night Massacre."
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B.
Ouvrage Schoenenbourg
Ouvrage Schoenenbourg is a major fortified artillery work of the Maginot Line in northeastern France, notable for its extensive underground galleries, combat blocks, and well-preserved World War II defenses.
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C.
Leineschloss
Leineschloss is a historic palace in Hanover, Germany, that served as a royal residence for the House of Hanover and now houses the Lower Saxony state parliament.
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D.
Bad Tölz
Bad Tölz is a Bavarian spa town in southern Germany known for its historic old town, alpine scenery, and traditional German architecture.
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E.
Berghof
Berghof was Adolf Hitler’s mountain retreat and second seat of power in the Bavarian Alps, serving as a key location for Nazi leadership meetings and propaganda.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Maginot Line ouvrage
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fortification ⓘ military museum ⓘ |
| builtBy |
Commission d’Organisation des Régions Fortifiées
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French Army ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod | 1930s ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1930 ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| currentUse | museum ⓘ |
| designedAs | gros ouvrage ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy | French Army ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Maginot Line fortifications in Moselle
ⓘ
linked to:
Maginot Line
World War II museums in France ⓘ military and war museums in France ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
ammunition magazines
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artillery turrets ⓘ casemates ⓘ combat blocks ⓘ internal narrow‑gauge railway ⓘ power plant ⓘ underground barracks ⓘ underground galleries ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
artillery support
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border defense ⓘ infantry defense ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfSignage |
English
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French ⓘ German ⓘ |
| hasTouristAttraction |
guided underground tours
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sound‑and‑light show ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | historic military site ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Bitche ⓘ |
| locatedInArea | northeastern France ⓘ |
| locatedInDepartment | Moselle ⓘ |
| locatedInFormerRegion | Lorraine ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Grand Est ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Simserhof farm
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linked to:
Ouvrage Simserhof
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| near |
Franco‑German border
ⓘ
town of Bitche ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operator | local heritage organization ⓘ |
| partOf |
Fortified Sector of Rohrbach
ⓘ
linked to:
Fortified Sector of Haguenau
Maginot Line ⓘ |
| status | preserved ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Second World War
ⓘ
linked to:
World War II
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ouvrage Simserhof Description of subject: Ouvrage Simserhof is a major French fortification complex near Bitche in northeastern France, built in the 1930s as part of the Maginot Line and now preserved as a military museum.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Ouvrage Simserhof