Heinrich von Lehmann-Willenbrock
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Heinrich von Lehmann-Willenbrock was a German U-boat commander in the Kriegsmarine during World War II, noted for his leadership of U-96, later made famous by the film and novel "Das Boot."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock | 2 |
| Heinrich von Lehmann-Willenbrock canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T481917 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Heinrich von Lehmann-Willenbrock Context triple: [German attack on Westerplatte, hasCommander, Heinrich von Lehmann-Willenbrock]
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A.
Hans von Seisser
Hans von Seisser was a Bavarian police official and head of the Munich police who played a key role in opposing Adolf Hitler’s 1923 Beer Hall Putsch.
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B.
Eberhard Schöngarth
Eberhard Schöngarth was a high-ranking Nazi SS and police leader involved in war crimes and the Holocaust, including participation in the Wannsee Conference.
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C.
Ernst Göhner
Ernst Göhner was a prominent Swiss entrepreneur and industrialist known for building a major construction and real estate empire and for his significant philanthropic legacy.
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D.
Adolf Borchers
Adolf Borchers was a German Luftwaffe fighter ace of World War II, credited with numerous aerial victories on the Eastern Front.
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E.
Walther Nehring
Walther Nehring was a German general and panzer commander in World War II, known for leading armored formations on the Eastern Front and in North Africa.
- 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: Heinrich von Lehmann-Willenbrock Target entity description: Heinrich von Lehmann-Willenbrock was a German U-boat commander in the Kriegsmarine during World War II, noted for his leadership of U-96, later made famous by the film and novel "Das Boot."
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A.
Hans von Seisser
Hans von Seisser was a Bavarian police official and head of the Munich police who played a key role in opposing Adolf Hitler’s 1923 Beer Hall Putsch.
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B.
Eberhard Schöngarth
Eberhard Schöngarth was a high-ranking Nazi SS and police leader involved in war crimes and the Holocaust, including participation in the Wannsee Conference.
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C.
Ernst Göhner
Ernst Göhner was a prominent Swiss entrepreneur and industrialist known for building a major construction and real estate empire and for his significant philanthropic legacy.
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D.
Adolf Borchers
Adolf Borchers was a German Luftwaffe fighter ace of World War II, credited with numerous aerial victories on the Eastern Front.
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E.
Walther Nehring
Walther Nehring was a German general and panzer commander in World War II, known for leading armored formations on the Eastern Front and in North Africa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German naval officer
ⓘ
U-boat commander ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allegiance | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| areaOfOperations |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Bay of Biscay ⓘ North Atlantic ⓘ
linked to:
North Atlantic area
|
| awardReceived |
Iron Cross 1st Class
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Iron Cross 2nd Class ⓘ Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ⓘ U-boat War Badge ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Germany ⓘ |
| familyName | von Lehmann-Willenbrock ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
naval warfare
ⓘ
submarine operations ⓘ |
| genreOfNotability |
military history
ⓘ
submarine warfare ⓘ |
| givenName | Heinrich ⓘ |
| inspiredWork |
film Das Boot
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novel Das Boot ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | German ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Kriegsmarine ⓘ |
| militaryConflict | Battle of the Atlantic ⓘ |
| militaryUnit |
U-96
ⓘ
linked to:
U-boats
|
| name | Heinrich von Lehmann-Willenbrock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being basis for the captain in the film Das Boot
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being basis for the captain in the novel Das Boot ⓘ command of German submarine U-96 ⓘ leadership of U-96 during World War II ⓘ patrols against Allied shipping ⓘ |
| notableRole | commanding officer of U-96 in the Battle of the Atlantic ⓘ |
| occupation |
naval officer
ⓘ
submarine commander ⓘ |
| partOf | U-boat arm of the Kriegsmarine ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
U-boat commander of U-96
ⓘ
staff officer in the Kriegsmarine ⓘ |
| rank |
Kapitänleutnant
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Korvettenkapitän ⓘ |
| representedIn | character "Der Alte" (the Old Man) in Das Boot ⓘ |
| service | German submarine U-96 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Heinrich von Lehmann-Willenbrock Description of subject: Heinrich von Lehmann-Willenbrock was a German U-boat commander in the Kriegsmarine during World War II, noted for his leadership of U-96, later made famous by the film and novel "Das Boot."
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Heinrich von Lehmann-Willenbrock
subject linked to:
character "Der Alte" (the Old Man) in Das Boot
linked to: Heinrich von Lehmann-Willenbrock