Medal for the Victory over Japan
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The Medal for the Victory over Japan was a Soviet World War II campaign medal awarded to Red Army and Navy personnel who participated in the defeat of Imperial Japan in 1945.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Medal for the Victory over Japan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2674316 — 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: Medal for the Victory over Japan Context triple: [Medal for the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945, relatedAward, Medal for the Victory over Japan]
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Medal of Honor (Japan)
The Medal of Honor (Japan) is a prestigious Japanese state decoration awarded by the government to individuals who have made distinguished achievements in fields such as public service, social welfare, and the arts.
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B.
Medal of Freedom (1945)
The Medal of Freedom (1945) was a U.S. civilian decoration established during World War II to honor individuals who performed especially meritorious service in the war effort.
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C.
Four Freedoms Medal
The Four Freedoms Medal is a prestigious human rights and civil liberties honor inspired by Franklin D. Roosevelt’s “Four Freedoms” speech, awarded to individuals or organizations that exemplify these core democratic ideals.
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D.
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
The Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal is a United States military decoration awarded to service members who participated in combat operations in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater during World War II.
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E.
Medal of Valor
The Medal of Valor is the highest military decoration of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty.
- 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: Medal for the Victory over Japan Target entity description: The Medal for the Victory over Japan was a Soviet World War II campaign medal awarded to Red Army and Navy personnel who participated in the defeat of Imperial Japan in 1945.
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A.
Medal of Honor (Japan)
The Medal of Honor (Japan) is a prestigious Japanese state decoration awarded by the government to individuals who have made distinguished achievements in fields such as public service, social welfare, and the arts.
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B.
Medal of Freedom (1945)
The Medal of Freedom (1945) was a U.S. civilian decoration established during World War II to honor individuals who performed especially meritorious service in the war effort.
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C.
Four Freedoms Medal
The Four Freedoms Medal is a prestigious human rights and civil liberties honor inspired by Franklin D. Roosevelt’s “Four Freedoms” speech, awarded to individuals or organizations that exemplify these core democratic ideals.
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D.
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
The Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal is a United States military decoration awarded to service members who participated in combat operations in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater during World War II.
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E.
Medal of Valor
The Medal of Valor is the highest military decoration of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Soviet military decoration
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military campaign medal ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
direct participation in combat operations against Japan
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participation in the defeat of Imperial Japan in 1945 ⓘ service in operational theaters against Japan ⓘ |
| awardedTo |
NKVD troops
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Red Army personnel ⓘ Soviet Navy personnel ⓘ |
| awardingAuthority | Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR ⓘ |
| awardingPeriod | post-1945 ⓘ |
| campaign |
Manchurian Strategic Offensive Operation
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Soviet–Japanese War (1945) ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet–Japanese War
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| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| dateEstablished | September 30, 1945 ⓘ |
| designer | Nikolai Moskalev NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eligibility |
Soviet citizens
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all ranks ⓘ both officers and enlisted personnel ⓘ foreign nationals serving in Soviet forces ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR ⓘ |
| historicalContext | instituted after the Soviet declaration of war on Japan in August 1945 ⓘ |
| languageOfInscription | Russian ⓘ |
| material | brass ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Soviet Internal Troops
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surface form:
NKVD Internal Troops
Red Army ⓘ Soviet Navy ⓘ |
| obverseFeature | relief bust of Joseph Stalin in marshal’s uniform ⓘ |
| obverseInscription |
"МЫ ПОБЕДИЛИ" (We have won)
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"НАШЕ ДЕЛО ПРАВОЕ" (Our cause is just) ⓘ |
| presentedBy |
Soviet armed forces
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surface form:
Soviet Armed Forces
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| region |
East Asia
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surface form:
Far East
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| relatedAward |
Medal for the Capture of Berlin
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Medal for the Liberation of Warsaw ⓘ Medal for the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945 ⓘ |
| reverseFeature |
five-pointed star
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hammer and sickle emblem ⓘ |
| reverseInscription | "ЗА ПОБЕДУ НАД ЯПОНИЕЙ" (For the Victory over Japan) ⓘ |
| ribbonColor | yellow ⓘ |
| ribbonPattern | central black stripe with black edge stripes on yellow field ⓘ |
| ribbonStripeColor | black ⓘ |
| shape | circular ⓘ |
| status | no longer awarded ⓘ |
| suspension | pentagonal mount ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Korea
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Kuril Islands ⓘ Manchuria ⓘ Sakhalin Island ⓘ
surface form:
South Sakhalin
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| timePeriod |
World War II
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surface form:
World War II era
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Subject: Medal for the Victory over Japan Description of subject: The Medal for the Victory over Japan was a Soviet World War II campaign medal awarded to Red Army and Navy personnel who participated in the defeat of Imperial Japan in 1945.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Medal for the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945
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relatedAward
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Medal for the Victory over Japan
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