Order of the Cloud and Banner
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The Order of the Cloud and Banner is a high-level military decoration of the Republic of China awarded for outstanding contributions to national security or military leadership.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Order of the Cloud and Banner canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4139584 — 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: Order of the Cloud and Banner Context triple: [Albert C. Wedemeyer, awardReceived, Order of the Cloud and Banner]
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A.
Order of the Tower and Sword
The Order of the Tower and Sword is Portugal’s highest honorific order, awarded for exceptional military or civilian merit and acts of great bravery.
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B.
Order of the White Falcon
The Order of the White Falcon is a historic chivalric order of merit from the Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, traditionally awarded for distinguished civil or military service.
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C.
The Order of the Gospel
The Order of the Gospel is a 17th-century religious treatise by Puritan minister Increase Mather that outlines principles of church government and discipline in early New England Congregationalism.
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D.
Order of the Redeemer
The Order of the Redeemer is the highest order of merit of the modern Greek state, traditionally awarded for distinguished service to Greece.
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E.
Order of the Lion and the Sun
The Order of the Lion and the Sun was a Persian (Iranian) chivalric order of merit historically awarded to foreign nationals and dignitaries for distinguished service to the country.
- 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: Order of the Cloud and Banner Target entity description: The Order of the Cloud and Banner is a high-level military decoration of the Republic of China awarded for outstanding contributions to national security or military leadership.
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A.
Order of the Tower and Sword
The Order of the Tower and Sword is Portugal’s highest honorific order, awarded for exceptional military or civilian merit and acts of great bravery.
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B.
Order of the White Falcon
The Order of the White Falcon is a historic chivalric order of merit from the Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, traditionally awarded for distinguished civil or military service.
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C.
The Order of the Gospel
The Order of the Gospel is a 17th-century religious treatise by Puritan minister Increase Mather that outlines principles of church government and discipline in early New England Congregationalism.
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D.
Order of the Redeemer
The Order of the Redeemer is the highest order of merit of the modern Greek state, traditionally awarded for distinguished service to Greece.
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E.
Order of the Lion and the Sun
The Order of the Lion and the Sun was a Persian (Iranian) chivalric order of merit historically awarded to foreign nationals and dignitaries for distinguished service to the country.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military decoration
ⓘ
order ⓘ |
| abbreviation | 雲麾勳章 ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
outstanding contributions to military leadership
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outstanding contributions to military strategy ⓘ outstanding contributions to national security ⓘ |
| awardedTo |
commanders with distinguished service
ⓘ
senior officers ⓘ |
| awardingBody |
Government of Taiwan
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of the Republic of China
Republic of China Armed Forces ⓘ |
| ChineseName | 雲麾勳章 ⓘ |
| country | Republic of China ⓘ |
| eligibility |
foreign military personnel
ⓘ
military personnel ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
Nationalist Government of China
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of China government
|
| hasGrade |
Fifth Class
ⓘ
First Class ⓘ Fourth Class ⓘ Second Class ⓘ Seventh Class ⓘ Sixth Class ⓘ Third Class ⓘ |
| hasInsignia | badge with cloud and banner motifs ⓘ |
| hasMotto | 忠勇勳章 (Cloud and Banner) is associated with loyalty and valor ⓘ |
| higherAward | Order of Blue Sky and White Sun ⓘ |
| inception | 1935 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Chinese ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Republic of China decorations regulations ⓘ |
| lowerAward |
Order of the Sacred Tripod
ⓘ
surface form:
Order of Precious Tripod
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| namedAfter |
banner
ⓘ
cloud ⓘ |
| notableRecipient |
Chester W. Nimitz
ⓘ
Claire Lee Chennault ⓘ Colin Powell (U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff) ⓘ
surface form:
Colin Powell
Curtis LeMay ⓘ Douglas MacArthur ⓘ Dwight D. Eisenhower ⓘ Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. ⓘ |
| purpose |
recognition of outstanding contributions to national security
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recognition of outstanding military leadership ⓘ |
| ribbonColor |
blue
ⓘ
white ⓘ |
| ribbonPattern | blue ribbon with white stripes ⓘ |
| scope | military ⓘ |
| status | currently awarded ⓘ |
| type | order of merit ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Republic of China
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surface form:
Republic of China (Taiwan)
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Order of the Cloud and Banner Description of subject: The Order of the Cloud and Banner is a high-level military decoration of the Republic of China awarded for outstanding contributions to national security or military leadership.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Willis H. Hale