Croix de Guerre
E4522
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.
All labels observed (27)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T30294 — 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: Croix de Guerre Context triple: [Hugh Dowding, awardReceived, Croix de Guerre]
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A.
Légion d'honneur
The Légion d'honneur is France’s highest order of merit, awarded for outstanding military or civil achievements.
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B.
Order of Victory
The Order of Victory was the highest Soviet military decoration awarded to senior commanders for outstanding leadership in World War II.
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C.
Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur
The Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur is the knight rank of France’s highest order of merit, awarded for distinguished military or civil achievements.
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D.
IRE Medal of Honor
The IRE Medal of Honor was the highest award of the Institute of Radio Engineers, recognizing exceptional contributions and leadership in the fields of radio and electrical engineering.
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E.
Medal for Merit
The Medal for Merit was one of the highest civilian decorations of the United States, awarded for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services during World War II and the early postwar period.
- 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: Croix de Guerre Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Légion d'honneur
The Légion d'honneur is France’s highest order of merit, awarded for outstanding military or civil achievements.
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B.
Order of Victory
The Order of Victory was the highest Soviet military decoration awarded to senior commanders for outstanding leadership in World War II.
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C.
Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur
The Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur is the knight rank of France’s highest order of merit, awarded for distinguished military or civil achievements.
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D.
IRE Medal of Honor
The IRE Medal of Honor was the highest award of the Institute of Radio Engineers, recognizing exceptional contributions and leadership in the fields of radio and electrical engineering.
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E.
Medal for Merit
The Medal for Merit was one of the highest civilian decorations of the United States, awarded for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services during World War II and the early postwar period.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French military award
ⓘ
military decoration ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
French Air Force
ⓘ
French Army ⓘ French Navy ⓘ |
| awardedBy | France ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
acts of bravery in combat
ⓘ
heroic deeds in wartime ⓘ |
| canBeAwardedTo |
civilians
ⓘ
foreign nationals ⓘ individual soldiers ⓘ military units ⓘ |
| category | French military medals and decorations ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| deviceIndicates | level of citation ⓘ |
| eligibility |
French military personnel
ⓘ
allied military personnel ⓘ cities and localities ⓘ units and formations ⓘ |
| features | cross with crossed swords ⓘ |
| hasDevice |
bronze palm
ⓘ
bronze star ⓘ silver palm ⓘ silver star ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Croix de Guerre
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Croix de Guerre 1914–1918
Croix de Guerre self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Croix de Guerre 1939–1945
Croix de Guerre self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Croix de Guerre des Théâtres d’Opérations Extérieures
|
| inception | 1915 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| material | bronze ⓘ |
| notableRecipient |
Audie Murphy
ⓘ
Charles de Gaulle ⓘ George S. Patton ⓘ Winston Churchill ⓘ |
| presenter |
Ministry of the Armed Forces of France
ⓘ
surface form:
French Ministry of War
Government of France ⓘ
surface form:
French government
|
| recognizes | gallantry in the face of the enemy ⓘ |
| ribbonColor | green with red stripes ⓘ |
| shape | cross pattée ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
courage under fire
ⓘ
military valor ⓘ |
| translationOfName | War Cross ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
World War I
ⓘ
surface form:
First World War
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
post-World War II overseas operations ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Croix de Guerre Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (205)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
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this entity surface form:
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this entity surface form:
Croix de guerre
this entity surface form:
Croix de guerre
this entity surface form:
Croix de Guerre 1914–1918
this entity surface form:
Croix de Guerre (France)
this entity surface form:
Croix de Guerre (France)
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this entity surface form:
French Croix de Guerre 1914–1918
subject surface form:
Richard O’Connor
subject surface form:
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this entity surface form:
Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 (France)
subject surface form:
Miles Dempsey
this entity surface form:
Croix de Guerre 1939–1945 (France)
this entity surface form:
Croix de guerre 1914–1918
this entity surface form:
Croix de guerre 1939–1945
this entity surface form:
Croix de guerre des Théâtres d’opérations extérieures
this entity surface form:
French Croix de Guerre
this entity surface form:
Croix de guerre 1914–1918
this entity surface form:
Croix de guerre 1939–1945
this entity surface form:
Croix de guerre des Théâtres d’opérations extérieures
subject surface form:
James Somerville
this entity surface form:
Croix de guerre 1939–1945
this entity surface form:
French Croix de Guerre with Palm
subject surface form:
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this entity surface form:
Croix de Guerre (France)
this entity surface form:
Croix de Guerre 1939–1945
subject surface form:
504th Parachute Infantry Regiment
this entity surface form:
French Croix de Guerre
this entity surface form:
French Croix de Guerre
this entity surface form:
French Croix de Guerre
subject surface form:
Harry Crerar
this entity surface form:
Croix de guerre 1914–1918 (France)
subject surface form:
Allan Adair
subject surface form:
Allan Henry Shafto Adair
this entity surface form:
Croix de Guerre 1939–1945 (France)
this entity surface form:
French Croix de Guerre
subject surface form:
Richard McCreery
this entity surface form:
Croix de Guerre (France)
this entity surface form:
Croix de Guerre 1939–1945
this entity surface form:
French Croix de Guerre (unit citations)
this entity surface form:
Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 (France)
this entity surface form:
Croix de Guerre 1939–1945 (France)
this entity surface form:
French Croix de Guerre
this entity surface form:
Croix de guerre 1939–1945
this entity surface form:
French Croix de Guerre
subject surface form:
Alexander McCarrell Patch
this entity surface form:
French Croix de Guerre
this entity surface form:
Croix de Guerre 1939–1945 (France)
this entity surface form:
French Croix de Guerre
this entity surface form:
Croix de Guerre 1914–1918
this entity surface form:
Croix de Guerre 1939–1945
this entity surface form:
Croix de Guerre (France)
this entity surface form:
French Croix de Guerre
this entity surface form:
Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 (France)
subject surface form:
James M. Gavin