Médaille coloniale
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The Médaille coloniale was a French military decoration awarded to soldiers and sailors for participation in colonial campaigns and overseas operations of the French Empire.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Médaille coloniale canonical | 2 |
| Médaille d’outre‑mer | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17839512 — 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: Médaille coloniale Context triple: [Raoul Salan, awardReceived, Médaille coloniale]
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A.
Médaille militaire
The Médaille militaire is one of France’s highest military decorations, awarded to non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel for exceptional service and acts of bravery in combat.
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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.
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C.
Ordre du Mérite de l’Outre-mer
The Ordre du Mérite de l’Outre-mer was a French honorific order that recognized distinguished service related to France’s overseas territories and former colonies.
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D.
Ordre du Mérite militaire
The Ordre du Mérite militaire was a French state order established to honor distinguished military service, later superseded by the Ordre national du Mérite.
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E.
Médaille de la Résistance
The Médaille de la Résistance is a French decoration created by General Charles de Gaulle during World War II to honor individuals and groups who distinguished themselves in the struggle against the German occupation and the Vichy regime.
- 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: Médaille coloniale Target entity description: The Médaille coloniale was a French military decoration awarded to soldiers and sailors for participation in colonial campaigns and overseas operations of the French Empire.
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A.
Médaille militaire
The Médaille militaire is one of France’s highest military decorations, awarded to non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel for exceptional service and acts of bravery in combat.
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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.
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C.
Ordre du Mérite de l’Outre-mer
The Ordre du Mérite de l’Outre-mer was a French honorific order that recognized distinguished service related to France’s overseas territories and former colonies.
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D.
Ordre du Mérite militaire
The Ordre du Mérite militaire was a French state order established to honor distinguished military service, later superseded by the Ordre national du Mérite.
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E.
Médaille de la Résistance
The Médaille de la Résistance is a French decoration created by General Charles de Gaulle during World War II to honor individuals and groups who distinguished themselves in the struggle against the German occupation and the Vichy regime.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.