Médaille militaire
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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.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Médaille militaire canonical | 10 |
| Military Medal (France) | 5 |
| Médaille Militaire | 2 |
| Medalla Militar | 1 |
| Médaille militaire (collective citation) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T398075 — 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 militaire Context triple: [Grand Chancery of the Légion d'honneur, responsibleFor, Médaille militaire]
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A.
Virtuti Militari
Virtuti Militari is Poland’s highest military decoration for valor in the face of the enemy, awarded for exceptional bravery and leadership in combat.
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B.
Croix de Guerre
The Croix de Guerre is a French military decoration awarded for acts of bravery in combat, particularly during World War I and World War II.
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C.
Legion of Merit
The Legion of Merit is a high-level United States military decoration awarded for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievements.
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D.
Légion d'honneur
The Légion d'honneur is France’s highest order of merit, awarded for outstanding military or civil achievements.
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E.
Ordre national du Mérite
The Ordre national du Mérite is a French national order of merit that honors distinguished civil or military service to the French nation.
- 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 militaire Target entity description: 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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A.
Virtuti Militari
Virtuti Militari is Poland’s highest military decoration for valor in the face of the enemy, awarded for exceptional bravery and leadership in combat.
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B.
Croix de Guerre
The Croix de Guerre is a French military decoration awarded for acts of bravery in combat, particularly during World War I and World War II.
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C.
Legion of Merit
The Legion of Merit is a high-level United States military decoration awarded for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievements.
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D.
Légion d'honneur
The Légion d'honneur is France’s highest order of merit, awarded for outstanding military or civil achievements.
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E.
Ordre national du Mérite
The Ordre national du Mérite is a French national order of merit that honors distinguished civil or military service to the French nation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military decoration
ⓘ
state decoration of France ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
acts of bravery in combat
ⓘ
exceptional military service ⓘ |
| awardedToBranch |
Foreign Legion
ⓘ
French Air Force ⓘ
surface form:
French Air and Space Force
French Army ⓘ National Gendarmerie ⓘ
surface form:
French Gendarmerie
French Navy ⓘ |
| awardedToForeigners | true ⓘ |
| awardedToUnits | false ⓘ |
| awardingAuthority |
Ministry of the Armed Forces of France
ⓘ
surface form:
French Ministry of the Armed Forces
President of the French Republic ⓘ |
| canBeAwardedPosthumously | true ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| dateOfEstablishment | 1852-01-22 ⓘ |
| eligibleRecipients |
enlisted personnel
ⓘ
general officers commanding in chief ⓘ non-commissioned officers ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte
ⓘ
Napoleon III of France ⓘ
surface form:
Napoleon III
|
| establishedInReignOf |
Second Empire of France
ⓘ
surface form:
Second French Empire
|
| hasCivilianClass | false ⓘ |
| higherRank |
Légion d'honneur
ⓘ
surface form:
Légion d’honneur
|
| languageOfInscription | French ⓘ |
| lowerRank |
Croix de Guerre
ⓘ
surface form:
Croix de guerre 1914–1918
Croix de Guerre ⓘ
surface form:
Croix de guerre 1939–1945
|
| material | silver-gilt ⓘ |
| motto | Valeur et Discipline ⓘ |
| nicknamed | “soldier’s medal” ⓘ |
| notableRecipient |
Charles de Gaulle
ⓘ
Ferdinand Foch ⓘ Joseph Joffre ⓘ Philippe Pétain ⓘ |
| obverseFeatures | effigy of the French head of state ⓘ |
| placeInOrderOfPrecedence | one of the highest French military awards for NCOs and enlisted personnel ⓘ |
| reverseInscription | VALEUR ET DISCIPLINE ⓘ |
| ribbonColor | yellow with green stripes ⓘ |
| shape | circular medal ⓘ |
| status | currently awarded ⓘ |
| type | individual decoration ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Algerian War of Independence
ⓘ
surface form:
Algerian War
Crimean War ⓘ Franco-Prussian War ⓘ First Indochina War ⓘ
surface form:
Indochina War
World War I ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
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Subject: Médaille militaire Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Military Medal (France)
this entity surface form:
Military Medal (France)
this entity surface form:
Médaille Militaire
this entity surface form:
Médaille Militaire
this entity surface form:
Military Medal (France)
this entity surface form:
Medalla Militar
this entity surface form:
Military Medal (France)
subject surface form:
René Coty
this entity surface form:
Military Medal (France)
subject surface form:
Order of Liberation
this entity surface form:
Médaille militaire (collective citation)