Cross of Merit with Swords

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Polish decoration state decoration

The Cross of Merit with Swords is a Polish state decoration awarded for acts of bravery and merit in combat or under particularly dangerous circumstances.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Cross of Merit	2
Bronze Cross of Merit with Swords	1
Cross of Merit with Swords canonical	1
Gold Cross of Merit with Swords	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1659376 — 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: Cross of Merit with Swords
Context triple: [Cross of Valour (Poland), lowerAward, Cross of Merit with Swords]

A. Order of Military Merit
The Order of Military Merit is one of Canada’s highest military honours, recognizing exceptional service and devotion to duty by members of the Canadian Armed Forces.
B. Badge of Military Merit
The Badge of Military Merit was an early American military decoration established by George Washington during the Revolutionary War to honor enlisted soldiers for exceptional bravery and service.
C. Conspicuous Gallantry Cross
The Conspicuous Gallantry Cross is a British military decoration awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry during active operations against the enemy.
D. Queen's Commendation for Bravery
The Queen's Commendation for Bravery is a United Kingdom civilian and military award recognizing acts of courage that do not meet the threshold for higher gallantry decorations.
E. Distinguished Conduct Medal
The Distinguished Conduct Medal was a high-level British military decoration awarded to non-commissioned officers and other ranks for exceptional bravery in the field.
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: Cross of Merit with Swords
Target entity description: The Cross of Merit with Swords is a Polish state decoration awarded for acts of bravery and merit in combat or under particularly dangerous circumstances.

A. Order of Military Merit
The Order of Military Merit is one of Canada’s highest military honours, recognizing exceptional service and devotion to duty by members of the Canadian Armed Forces.
B. Badge of Military Merit
The Badge of Military Merit was an early American military decoration established by George Washington during the Revolutionary War to honor enlisted soldiers for exceptional bravery and service.
C. Meritorious Service Cross
The Meritorious Service Cross is a Canadian military and civilian decoration awarded to recognize highly professional acts that bring significant benefit or honour to Canada.
D. Conspicuous Gallantry Cross
The Conspicuous Gallantry Cross is a British military decoration awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry during active operations against the enemy.
E. Queen's Commendation for Bravery
The Queen's Commendation for Bravery is a United Kingdom civilian and military award recognizing acts of courage that do not meet the threshold for higher gallantry decorations.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (29)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Polish decoration ⓘ state decoration ⓘ
awardedFor	acts of bravery in combat ⓘ acts under particularly dangerous circumstances ⓘ merit in combat ⓘ
awardingBody	President of Poland ⓘ
country	Poland ⓘ
criteriaEmphasis	personal courage ⓘ risk to life ⓘ
distinguishingFeature	two crossed swords on the ribbon or on the cross ⓘ
eligibility	civilians ⓘ military personnel ⓘ
hasComponent	swords insignia ⓘ
hasGrade	Cross of Merit with Swords self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Bronze Cross of Merit with Swords Cross of Merit with Swords self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Gold Cross of Merit with Swords Order of the Cross of Merit ⓘ surface form: Silver Cross of Merit with Swords
higherAward	Order of Polonia Restituta ⓘ
isVariantOf	Cross of Merit with Swords self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Cross of Merit
languageOfName	Polish ⓘ
legalStatus	regulated by Polish law on orders and decorations ⓘ
PolishName	Krzyż Zasługi z Mieczami ⓘ
relatedAward	Cross of Merit with Swords self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Cross of Merit
ribbonFeature	swords attached ⓘ
shape	cross ⓘ
status	currently awarded ⓘ
type	bravery decoration ⓘ merit decoration ⓘ
usedIn	time of armed conflict ⓘ time of war ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cross of Valour (Poland) → lowerAward → Cross of Merit with Swords ⓘ

Cross of Merit with Swords → hasGrade → Cross of Merit with Swords self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gold Cross of Merit with Swords

Cross of Merit with Swords → hasGrade → Cross of Merit with Swords self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bronze Cross of Merit with Swords

Cross of Merit with Swords → relatedAward → Cross of Merit with Swords self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cross of Merit

Cross of Merit with Swords → isVariantOf → Cross of Merit with Swords self-linksurface differs ⓘ