Kozelsk camp
E283027
Kozelsk camp was a Soviet prisoner-of-war camp during World War II, notorious as one of the main sites where Polish officers were held before being executed in the Katyn massacre.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kozelsk camp canonical | 2 |
| Starobelsk camp | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2561383 — 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: Kozelsk camp Context triple: [Polish POWs, heldIn, Kozelsk camp]
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A.
Norilsk camps
The Norilsk camps were a notorious complex of Soviet forced-labor camps in Siberia where political prisoners and other inmates endured brutal conditions while constructing and operating the Norilsk mining and metallurgical industries.
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B.
Trawniki concentration camp
Trawniki concentration camp was a Nazi SS training and forced-labor camp in occupied Poland, notorious for preparing auxiliary guards who participated in the Holocaust and for exploiting and murdering Jewish prisoners.
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C.
Vorkuta camps
The Vorkuta camps were a notorious complex of Soviet forced labor camps located above the Arctic Circle, known for their brutal conditions, political prisoners, and role in coal mining within the Gulag system.
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D.
Grini concentration camp
Grini concentration camp was a major Nazi-run detention facility in Norway during World War II, used primarily to imprison political prisoners, resistance members, and other opponents of the occupation.
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E.
Gross-Rosen concentration camp
Gross-Rosen concentration camp was a Nazi German concentration and forced-labor camp in occupied Poland, notorious for its brutal conditions and high mortality among prisoners during World War II.
- 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: Kozelsk camp Target entity description: Kozelsk camp was a Soviet prisoner-of-war camp during World War II, notorious as one of the main sites where Polish officers were held before being executed in the Katyn massacre.
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A.
Norilsk camps
The Norilsk camps were a notorious complex of Soviet forced-labor camps in Siberia where political prisoners and other inmates endured brutal conditions while constructing and operating the Norilsk mining and metallurgical industries.
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B.
Trawniki concentration camp
Trawniki concentration camp was a Nazi SS training and forced-labor camp in occupied Poland, notorious for preparing auxiliary guards who participated in the Holocaust and for exploiting and murdering Jewish prisoners.
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C.
Vorkuta camps
The Vorkuta camps were a notorious complex of Soviet forced labor camps located above the Arctic Circle, known for their brutal conditions, political prisoners, and role in coal mining within the Gulag system.
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D.
Grini concentration camp
Grini concentration camp was a major Nazi-run detention facility in Norway during World War II, used primarily to imprison political prisoners, resistance members, and other opponents of the occupation.
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E.
Gross-Rosen concentration camp
Gross-Rosen concentration camp was a Nazi German concentration and forced-labor camp in occupied Poland, notorious for its brutal conditions and high mortality among prisoners during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Soviet prisoner-of-war camp
ⓘ
military prison camp ⓘ |
| associatedWithCrime | mass execution of Polish POWs ⓘ |
| category |
Katyn massacre
ⓘ
World War II prisoner-of-war camps of the Soviet Union ⓘ
linked to:
Stalingrad prisoner-of-war camp
|
| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| establishedAfter |
Soviet invasion of Poland
ⓘ
linked to:
Soviet occupation of Eastern Poland
|
| guardedBy |
NKVD guards
ⓘ
linked to:
NKVD
|
| hasHeritageDesignation | site of remembrance of Katyn victims ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Soviet repression of Polish elites ⓘ |
| languageOfAdministration | Russian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kaluga Oblast
ⓘ
Kozelsk ⓘ Russian SFSR ⓘ western Russia ⓘ |
| memorializedBy |
Katyn memorials and commemorations
ⓘ
linked to:
Katyn war cemetery
|
| notableFor | holding Polish officers prior to the Katyn massacre ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
NKVD
ⓘ
linked to:
People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs
Soviet security services ⓘ
linked to:
Soviet state security organs
|
| partOf | Soviet POW camp system ⓘ |
| prisonerNationality | Polish ⓘ |
| prisonerType |
Polish Army officers
ⓘ
Polish intelligentsia ⓘ Polish police officers ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Katyn massacre ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Ostashkov camp
ⓘ
Starobelsk camp ⓘ |
| significance | symbol of Soviet crimes against Poles in World War II ⓘ |
| startEvent | following the September 1939 campaign in Poland ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1939–1940 ⓘ |
| transferDestination |
Katyn Forest
ⓘ
linked to:
Katyn war cemetery
NKVD execution sites near Smolensk ⓘ
linked to:
Katyn war cemetery
|
| usedDuring | World War II ⓘ |
| usedFor |
detention of Polish prisoners of war
ⓘ
internment of Polish officers ⓘ |
| victimCountry | Second Polish Republic ⓘ |
| victimGroup | Polish officer corps ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kozelsk camp Description of subject: Kozelsk camp was a Soviet prisoner-of-war camp during World War II, notorious as one of the main sites where Polish officers were held before being executed in the Katyn massacre.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Kozelsk camp