Greek War Cross
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The Greek War Cross is a military decoration awarded by Greece for acts of bravery or distinguished service in wartime.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Greek War Cross canonical | 2 |
| Greek War Cross 1917 | 1 |
| Greek War Cross 1940 | 1 |
| Greek War Cross 1974 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1308407 — 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: Greek War Cross Context triple: [War Cross, hasVariant, Greek War Cross]
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A.
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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B.
The George Cross
The George Cross is the United Kingdom’s highest civilian decoration for bravery, awarded for acts of the greatest heroism or most conspicuous courage in circumstances of extreme danger.
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C.
Gold Cross Medal
The Gold Cross Medal is a Philippine military decoration awarded for gallantry in action that is of a lesser degree than that required for the Medal of Valor.
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D.
Cross of Valour (Poland)
The Cross of Valour (Poland) is a Polish military decoration awarded for acts of exceptional bravery and courage in combat.
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E.
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.
- 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: Greek War Cross Target entity description: The Greek War Cross is a military decoration awarded by Greece for acts of bravery or distinguished service in wartime.
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A.
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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B.
The George Cross
The George Cross is the United Kingdom’s highest civilian decoration for bravery, awarded for acts of the greatest heroism or most conspicuous courage in circumstances of extreme danger.
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C.
Gold Cross Medal
The Gold Cross Medal is a Philippine military decoration awarded for gallantry in action that is of a lesser degree than that required for the Medal of Valor.
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D.
Cross of Valour (Poland)
The Cross of Valour (Poland) is a Polish military decoration awarded for acts of exceptional bravery and courage in combat.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military decoration
ⓘ
military decoration ⓘ military decoration ⓘ military decoration ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
acts of bravery in wartime
ⓘ
bravery against enemy forces ⓘ bravery in the field ⓘ distinguished service in wartime ⓘ wartime gallantry ⓘ |
| awardingBody |
Hellenic Republic
ⓘ
linked to:
Greece
Kingdom of Greece ⓘ |
| canBeAwardedPosthumously | true ⓘ |
| conflict |
Greek Civil War
ⓘ
World War I ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| country |
Greece
ⓘ
Greece ⓘ Greece ⓘ Greece ⓘ |
| eligibility |
Greek military personnel
ⓘ
foreign military personnel ⓘ |
| established |
1917
ⓘ
1940 ⓘ 1974 ⓘ |
| GreekName | Πολεμικός Σταυρός ⓘ |
| hasGrade |
1st class
ⓘ
2nd class ⓘ 3rd class ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
Greek War Cross 1917
ⓘ
linked to:
Greek War Cross
Greek War Cross 1940 ⓘ
linked to:
Greek War Cross
Greek War Cross 1974 ⓘ
linked to:
Greek War Cross
|
| higherAward | Cross of Valour (Greece) ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Greek ⓘ |
| lowerAward | Medal for Gallantry (Greece) ⓘ |
| material |
bronze
ⓘ
gold ⓘ silver ⓘ |
| ribbonColor |
black
ⓘ
green ⓘ |
| shape | cross ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfUse |
20th century
ⓘ
21st century ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Hellenic Air Force
ⓘ
Hellenic Army ⓘ
linked to:
Greek Army
Hellenic Navy ⓘ |
| wearingStyle | suspended from ribbon on uniform ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Greek War Cross Description of subject: The Greek War Cross is a military decoration awarded by Greece for acts of bravery or distinguished service in wartime.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Greek War Cross
linked to: Greek War Cross
linked to: Greek War Cross