Vaterländischer Verdienstorden in Silber
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Vaterländischer Verdienstorden in Silber was the silver-grade class of East Germany’s Patriotic Order of Merit, awarded for notable services to the socialist state.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Vaterländischer Verdienstorden in Silber canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Vaterländischer Verdienstorden in Silber Context triple: [Patriotic Order of Merit in silver, officialNameInGerman, Vaterländischer Verdienstorden in Silber]
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A.
Deutsches Kreuz in Silber
Deutsches Kreuz in Silber was a high-level World War II German military decoration awarded primarily for repeated acts of exceptional service in the war effort, ranking between the Iron Cross 1st Class and the Knight's Cross.
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B.
Bavarian Order of Merit
The Bavarian Order of Merit is a prestigious state decoration of the Free State of Bavaria awarded to individuals for outstanding contributions to the state and its people.
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C.
Pour le Mérite with Oak Leaves
Pour le Mérite with Oak Leaves was one of Imperial Germany’s highest military honors, signifying exceptional merit in leadership and battlefield success beyond the already prestigious Pour le Mérite.
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D.
Knight's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Bavarian Crown
The Knight's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Bavarian Crown was a prestigious 19th-century Bavarian chivalric honor awarded for distinguished civil or military service to the Kingdom of Bavaria.
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E.
Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
The Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany is the country’s highest federal decoration, awarded for outstanding service to the nation in political, economic, social, or intellectual fields.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vaterländischer Verdienstorden in Silber Target entity description: Vaterländischer Verdienstorden in Silber was the silver-grade class of East Germany’s Patriotic Order of Merit, awarded for notable services to the socialist state.
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A.
Deutsches Kreuz in Silber
Deutsches Kreuz in Silber was a high-level World War II German military decoration awarded primarily for repeated acts of exceptional service in the war effort, ranking between the Iron Cross 1st Class and the Knight's Cross.
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B.
Bavarian Order of Merit
The Bavarian Order of Merit is a prestigious state decoration of the Free State of Bavaria awarded to individuals for outstanding contributions to the state and its people.
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C.
Pour le Mérite with Oak Leaves
Pour le Mérite with Oak Leaves was one of Imperial Germany’s highest military honors, signifying exceptional merit in leadership and battlefield success beyond the already prestigious Pour le Mérite.
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D.
Knight's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Bavarian Crown
The Knight's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Bavarian Crown was a prestigious 19th-century Bavarian chivalric honor awarded for distinguished civil or military service to the Kingdom of Bavaria.
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E.
Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
The Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany is the country’s highest federal decoration, awarded for outstanding service to the nation in political, economic, social, or intellectual fields.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil decoration
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state order ⓘ |
| associatedIdeology |
Marxism–Leninism
NERFINISHED
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socialism ⓘ |
| awardFor |
meritorious service in building socialism
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notable services to the socialist state ⓘ |
| awardingBody |
Council of State of the German Democratic Republic
NERFINISHED
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President of the German Democratic Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
East Germany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
German Democratic Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discontinuedWith | end of the German Democratic Republic ⓘ |
| eligibility |
citizens of the German Democratic Republic
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collectives and institutions ⓘ foreign citizens ⓘ |
| gradeOfOrder | silver grade ⓘ |
| hasColor | silver ⓘ |
| higherGrade | Vaterländischer Verdienstorden in Gold NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Cold War
NERFINISHED
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socialist honors system in Eastern Bloc ⓘ |
| languageOfName | German ⓘ |
| lowerGrade | Vaterländischer Verdienstorden in Bronze NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mottoLanguage | German ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Patriotic merit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orderType | three-class order ⓘ |
| partOf | Vaterländischer Verdienstorden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedOrder |
Patriotic Order of Merit
NERFINISHED
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Vaterländischer Verdienstorden in Bronze NERFINISHED ⓘ Vaterländischer Verdienstorden in Gold NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | no longer awarded ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
loyalty to the socialist state
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recognition of patriotic merit ⓘ |
| translationOfName | Patriotic Order of Merit in Silver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
mass organizations of the GDR
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organs of the state of the GDR ⓘ social organizations of the GDR ⓘ |
| usedUntil | German reunification ⓘ |
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Subject: Vaterländischer Verdienstorden in Silber Description of subject: Vaterländischer Verdienstorden in Silber was the silver-grade class of East Germany’s Patriotic Order of Merit, awarded for notable services to the socialist state.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Patriotic Order of Merit in silver
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officialNameInGerman
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Vaterländischer Verdienstorden in Silber
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