Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
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The Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) was a Nazi Germany military decoration awarded to World War I Iron Cross holders for renewed acts of bravery or leadership during World War II.
All labels observed (9)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T166948 — 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: Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) Context triple: [Georg Stumme, awardReceived, Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)]
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A.
Iron Cross 2nd Class
The Iron Cross 2nd Class was a German military decoration awarded for acts of bravery or leadership in battle, particularly associated with both World Wars.
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B.
Iron Cross 1st Class
The Iron Cross 1st Class was a prestigious German military decoration awarded for acts of bravery or successful leadership in combat, particularly during the World Wars.
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C.
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was Nazi Germany's highest award for military valor during World War II, bestowed for extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
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D.
Pour le Mérite
Pour le Mérite was the Kingdom of Prussia’s highest military order of merit, famously awarded for extraordinary bravery and leadership in battle.
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E.
Croix de Guerre
The Croix de Guerre is a French military decoration awarded for acts of bravery in combat, particularly during World War I and 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: Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) Target entity description: The Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) was a Nazi Germany military decoration awarded to World War I Iron Cross holders for renewed acts of bravery or leadership during World War II.
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A.
Iron Cross 2nd Class
The Iron Cross 2nd Class was a German military decoration awarded for acts of bravery or leadership in battle, particularly associated with both World Wars.
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B.
Iron Cross 1st Class
The Iron Cross 1st Class was a prestigious German military decoration awarded for acts of bravery or successful leadership in combat, particularly during the World Wars.
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C.
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was Nazi Germany's highest award for military valor during World War II, bestowed for extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
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D.
Pour le Mérite
Pour le Mérite was the Kingdom of Prussia’s highest military order of merit, famously awarded for extraordinary bravery and leadership in battle.
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E.
Croix de Guerre
The Croix de Guerre is a French military decoration awarded for acts of bravery in combat, particularly during World War I and World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nazi Germany military award
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military decoration ⓘ |
| appliesTo | holders of the 1914 Iron Cross ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
renewed acts of bravery
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renewed military leadership ⓘ |
| awardedInTheatre |
European theatre of World War II
ⓘ
North African campaign ⓘ
surface form:
North African theatre of World War II
|
| awardingAuthority | Oberkommando der Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| designFeature |
date 1939
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eagle with swastika ⓘ oak leaves motif ⓘ |
| discontinued | 1945 ⓘ |
| eligibility |
World War I Iron Cross recipients
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military personnel of Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| grade |
Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Clasp to the Iron Cross 1st Class
Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Clasp to the Iron Cross 2nd Class
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| hasRankRestriction | none (awarded across all ranks) ⓘ |
| higherAward | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ⓘ |
| ideologicalAssociation | Nazism ⓘ |
| introduced | 1939 ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Adolf Hitler ⓘ |
| languageOfName | German ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Wehrmacht decree of 1 September 1939 ⓘ |
| material | silvered metal ⓘ |
| nativeLabel |
Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Spange zum Eisernen Kreuz 1939
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| partOf |
Iron Cross
ⓘ
surface form:
Iron Cross (1939) award system
|
| periodOfUse | 1939–1945 ⓘ |
| precondition | prior award of the Iron Cross (1914) ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Iron Cross
ⓘ
surface form:
Iron Cross (1914)
Iron Cross ⓘ
surface form:
Iron Cross (1939)
|
| replaces | need to re-award the 1914 Iron Cross ⓘ |
| status | obsolete ⓘ |
| symbolOf | service continuity between World War I and World War II ⓘ |
| typeOfAward | personal military decoration ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Kriegsmarine
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Luftwaffe ⓘ Waffen-SS ⓘ Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| wornOn |
left breast pocket above the 1914 Iron Cross 1st Class
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ribbon of the 1914 Iron Cross 2nd Class ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) Description of subject: The Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) was a Nazi Germany military decoration awarded to World War I Iron Cross holders for renewed acts of bravery or leadership during World War II.
Referenced by (60)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class
this entity surface form:
Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 1st Class
this entity surface form:
Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class
this entity surface form:
Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 1st Class
this entity surface form:
Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class
this entity surface form:
Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class
this entity surface form:
Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 1st Class
this entity surface form:
Clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st Class
this entity surface form:
Clasp to the Iron Cross, 2nd Class