Max Otto von Stierlitz
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Max Otto von Stierlitz is a fictional Soviet intelligence officer posing as a high-ranking Nazi in World War II, best known as the iconic protagonist of the Russian spy series "Seventeen Moments of Spring."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Max Otto von Stierlitz canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8625310 — 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: Max Otto von Stierlitz Context triple: [Seventeen Moments of Spring (1973 TV series), character, Max Otto von Stierlitz]
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A.
Max von Gallwitz
Max von Gallwitz was a German general of World War I who held several high-level field commands on the Western and Eastern Fronts.
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B.
Rudolf Dienst
Rudolf Dienst was a mountaineer known for making the first recorded ascent of Sajama, the highest peak in Bolivia.
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C.
Franz von Holzhausen
Franz von Holzhausen is an American automobile designer best known as Tesla’s chief designer, responsible for the styling of vehicles such as the Model S, Model 3, Model X, Model Y, and the Cybertruck.
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D.
Josef von Leeb
Josef von Leeb was a German military officer and the son of Field Marshal Wilhelm von Leeb.
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E.
Ernst von Ihne
Ernst von Ihne was a prominent German architect of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known especially for his work on grand public and royal buildings in Berlin.
- 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: Max Otto von Stierlitz Target entity description: Max Otto von Stierlitz is a fictional Soviet intelligence officer posing as a high-ranking Nazi in World War II, best known as the iconic protagonist of the Russian spy series "Seventeen Moments of Spring."
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A.
Max von Gallwitz
Max von Gallwitz was a German general of World War I who held several high-level field commands on the Western and Eastern Fronts.
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B.
Rudolf Dienst
Rudolf Dienst was a mountaineer known for making the first recorded ascent of Sajama, the highest peak in Bolivia.
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C.
Franz von Holzhausen
Franz von Holzhausen is an American automobile designer best known as Tesla’s chief designer, responsible for the styling of vehicles such as the Model S, Model 3, Model X, Model Y, and the Cybertruck.
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D.
Josef von Leeb
Josef von Leeb was a German military officer and the son of Field Marshal Wilhelm von Leeb.
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E.
Ernst von Ihne
Ernst von Ihne was a prominent German architect of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known especially for his work on grand public and royal buildings in Berlin.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Soviet intelligence officer
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fictional character ⓘ spy ⓘ |
| allegiance | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Soviet-era spy drama ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Russian popular culture
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Soviet television ⓘ |
| characterType | spy hero ⓘ |
| countryOfService | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| coverIdentity | high-ranking Nazi officer ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | inspired numerous jokes and anecdotes in Russian-speaking countries ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | iconic Soviet and Russian spy character ⓘ |
| depictedAs | disciplined and ideologically committed Soviet officer ⓘ |
| fictionalStatus | undercover in the Nazi leadership ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Seventeen Moments of Spring
ⓘ
linked to:
Seventeen Moments of Spring (novel)
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| genre | spy fiction ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Russian ⓘ |
| loyalty |
Soviet intelligence services
ⓘ
linked to:
Soviet intelligence community
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| medium | television series ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | central figure in Soviet wartime espionage narrative ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
clandestine operations behind enemy lines
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ideological confrontation between USSR and Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| notableFor | deep-cover espionage in Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| occupation | intelligence officer ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | high-ranking member of the Nazi hierarchy ⓘ |
| protagonistOf |
Seventeen Moments of Spring
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linked to:
Seventeen Moments of Spring (novel)
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| role | undercover agent ⓘ |
| serviceBranch |
Soviet intelligence
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linked to:
Soviet intelligence community
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| setting | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| timePeriod | World War II ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Max Otto von Stierlitz Description of subject: Max Otto von Stierlitz is a fictional Soviet intelligence officer posing as a high-ranking Nazi in World War II, best known as the iconic protagonist of the Russian spy series "Seventeen Moments of Spring."
Referenced by (4)
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