Felix Steiner
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Felix Steiner was a high-ranking German SS commander during World War II who led several Waffen-SS formations on the Eastern and Western Fronts.
All labels observed (1)
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| Felix Steiner canonical | 10 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T842770 — 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: Felix Steiner Context triple: [Waffen-SS, notableCommander, Felix Steiner]
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A.
Klaus Heissler
Klaus Heissler is a talking goldfish with the brain of an East German Olympic ski jumper, serving as a comedic and often sarcastic member of the Smith family in the animated series "American Dad!".
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B.
Hans von Funck
Hans von Funck was a German Wehrmacht general during World War II who held senior armored command positions on the Eastern and Western Fronts.
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C.
Ernst Forrer
Ernst Forrer was a Swiss mountaineer known for being part of the team that achieved the first ascent of Dhaulagiri, one of the world’s highest peaks.
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D.
Erich Mueller
Erich Mueller was one of the industrial executives prosecuted for war crimes and crimes against humanity in the post–World War II Krupp Trial at Nuremberg.
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E.
Johannes Steinhoff
Johannes Steinhoff was a highly decorated German Luftwaffe fighter ace of World War II who later became a prominent general and key figure in rebuilding the postwar German Air Force and NATO air strategy.
- 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: Felix Steiner Target entity description: Felix Steiner was a high-ranking German SS commander during World War II who led several Waffen-SS formations on the Eastern and Western Fronts.
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A.
Klaus Heissler
Klaus Heissler is a talking goldfish with the brain of an East German Olympic ski jumper, serving as a comedic and often sarcastic member of the Smith family in the animated series "American Dad!".
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B.
Hans von Funck
Hans von Funck was a German Wehrmacht general during World War II who held senior armored command positions on the Eastern and Western Fronts.
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C.
Ernst Forrer
Ernst Forrer was a Swiss mountaineer known for being part of the team that achieved the first ascent of Dhaulagiri, one of the world’s highest peaks.
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D.
Erich Mueller
Erich Mueller was one of the industrial executives prosecuted for war crimes and crimes against humanity in the post–World War II Krupp Trial at Nuremberg.
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E.
Johannes Steinhoff
Johannes Steinhoff was a highly decorated German Luftwaffe fighter ace of World War II who later became a prominent general and key figure in rebuilding the postwar German Air Force and NATO air strategy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German military officer
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SS-Obergruppenführer ⓘ Waffen-SS officer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allegiance | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 1st Class
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linked to:
Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class ⓘ
linked to:
Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
Iron Cross (1914) 1st Class ⓘ
linked to:
Iron Cross 1st Class
Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class ⓘ
linked to:
Iron Cross 2nd Class
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ⓘ Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords ⓘ
linked to:
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
|
| citizenship | Germany ⓘ |
| commanded |
5th SS Panzer Division Wiking
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Army Detachment Steiner ⓘ III (Germanic) SS Panzer Corps ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
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World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | German Empire ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | West Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1896-05-23 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1966-05-12 ⓘ |
| familyName | Steiner ⓘ |
| givenName | Felix ⓘ |
| ideology | Nazism ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | German ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Schutzstaffel
ⓘ
linked to:
Schutzstaffel (SS)
|
| militaryBranch |
German Army (Wehrmacht)
ⓘ
linked to:
Wehrmacht
Reichswehr ⓘ Waffen-SS ⓘ |
| name | Felix Steiner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leading Waffen-SS formations on Eastern and Western Fronts
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role in the failed relief attempt during the Battle of Berlin ⓘ |
| notableWork | development of Waffen-SS foreign volunteer units ⓘ |
| occupation | soldier ⓘ |
| outcomeOfTrial | acquitted in postwar trials ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Berlin (as commander of Army Detachment Steiner)
ⓘ
linked to:
Soviet Berlin Offensive Operation
Eastern Front of World War II ⓘ Western Front of World War II ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
East Prussia
ⓘ
Ebenrode ⓘ
linked to:
Benkheim
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| placeOfDeath | Munich ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
commander of Army Detachment Steiner
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commander of III (Germanic) SS Panzer Corps ⓘ commander of SS Division Wiking ⓘ officer in the Reichswehr after World War I ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| SSRank | SS-Obergruppenführer und General der Waffen-SS ⓘ |
| wasTriedFor | war crimes after World War II ⓘ |
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Referenced by (10)
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