Spanish Cross in Silver without Swords

E452460

Nazi German decoration military decoration

The Spanish Cross in Silver without Swords was a lower-grade Nazi German decoration awarded primarily for non-combat merit related to the Spanish Civil War.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Spanienkreuz in Silber ohne Schwerter	1
Spanish Cross in Bronze without Swords	1
Spanish Cross in Gold with Swords	1
Spanish Cross in Gold without Swords	1
Spanish Cross in Silver with Swords	1
Spanish Cross in Silver without Swords canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4538968 — 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: Spanish Cross in Silver without Swords
Context triple: [Spanish Cross in Gold with Swords and Diamonds, higherRankThan, Spanish Cross in Silver without Swords]

A. Spanish Cross in Gold with Swords and Diamonds
The Spanish Cross in Gold with Swords and Diamonds was a high-ranking Nazi German military decoration awarded for exceptional merit and bravery by members of the Condor Legion during the Spanish Civil War.
B. German Cross in Silver
The German Cross in Silver was a high-level World War II German military decoration awarded primarily for repeated acts of exceptional non-combat service.
C. Papal Cross
The Papal Cross is a large white cross-shaped monument in Dublin’s Phoenix Park, erected as the site of Pope John Paul II’s historic open-air Mass in 1979.
D. Tahoua cross
The Tahoua cross is a distinctive regional variant of the traditional Tuareg silver pendant, characterized by its specific geometric design associated with the Tahoua area of Niger.
E. La Cruz
La Cruz is a Chilean municipality located in the Province of Quillota, known for its agricultural activity and rural character.
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: Spanish Cross in Silver without Swords
Target entity description: The Spanish Cross in Silver without Swords was a lower-grade Nazi German decoration awarded primarily for non-combat merit related to the Spanish Civil War.

A. Spanish Cross in Gold with Swords and Diamonds
The Spanish Cross in Gold with Swords and Diamonds was a high-ranking Nazi German military decoration awarded for exceptional merit and bravery by members of the Condor Legion during the Spanish Civil War.
B. German Cross in Silver
The German Cross in Silver was a high-level World War II German military decoration awarded primarily for repeated acts of exceptional non-combat service.
C. Papal Cross
The Papal Cross is a large white cross-shaped monument in Dublin’s Phoenix Park, erected as the site of Pope John Paul II’s historic open-air Mass in 1979.
D. Tahoua cross
The Tahoua cross is a distinctive regional variant of the traditional Tuareg silver pendant, characterized by its specific geometric design associated with the Tahoua area of Niger.
E. La Cruz
La Cruz is a Chilean municipality located in the Province of Quillota, known for its agricultural activity and rural character.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Nazi German decoration ⓘ military decoration ⓘ
associatedWith	Condor Legion ⓘ Luftwaffe ⓘ
awardFor	non-combat merit ⓘ service in the Spanish Civil War ⓘ
awardingAuthority	Adolf Hitler ⓘ German government (1933–1945) ⓘ linked to: Nazi Germany
conflict	Spanish Civil War ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Nazi Germany ⓘ
dateOfInstitution	1939-04-14 ⓘ
distinguishingFeature	no swords between the arms of the cross ⓘ
eligibility	German civilian personnel ⓘ German military personnel ⓘ non-combatants ⓘ personnel of the German Condor Legion ⓘ support personnel ⓘ
gradeOf	Spanish Cross ⓘ
hasDesignFeature	cross pattée ⓘ eagle between the arms of the cross ⓘ swastika in the center ⓘ
hasHigherGrade	Spanish Cross in Gold with Swords ⓘ linked to: Spanish Cross in Silver without Swords Spanish Cross in Gold without Swords ⓘ linked to: Spanish Cross in Silver without Swords
hasLowerGrade	Spanish Cross in Bronze without Swords ⓘ linked to: Spanish Cross
historicalEra	World War II era ⓘ linked to: World War II
ideology	Nazism ⓘ
introducedBy	Adolf Hitler ⓘ
languageOfName	German ⓘ
material	silver ⓘ
notAwardedFor	bravery in combat ⓘ direct combat ⓘ
officialName	Spanienkreuz in Silber ohne Schwerter ⓘ linked to: Spanish Cross in Silver without Swords
periodOfUse	1939 ⓘ
relatedDecoration	Spanish Cross in Bronze with Swords ⓘ linked to: Spanish Cross Spanish Cross in Bronze without Swords ⓘ linked to: Spanish Cross in Silver without Swords Spanish Cross in Gold with Swords ⓘ linked to: Spanish Cross Spanish Cross in Gold without Swords ⓘ linked to: Spanish Cross Spanish Cross in Silver with Swords ⓘ linked to: Spanish Cross in Silver without Swords
shape	cross ⓘ
status	no longer awarded ⓘ obsolete decoration ⓘ
usedBy	German civilian organizations supporting the Condor Legion ⓘ Kriegsmarine ⓘ Luftwaffe ⓘ Wehrmacht ⓘ
wornOn	left breast of the uniform ⓘ

How these facts were elicited