Ordre de la Libération
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Ordre de la Libération is a prestigious French honor created by General Charles de Gaulle during World War II to recognize individuals and communities who made exceptional contributions to the liberation of France.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ordre de la Libération canonical | 11 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1241928 — 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: Ordre de la Libération Context triple: [French national orders, includes, Ordre de la Libération]
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A.
Ordre du Mérite de la Résistance
The Ordre du Mérite de la Résistance was a French honorific order created to recognize distinguished service and acts of bravery in the Resistance during World War II.
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B.
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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C.
Ordre du Mérite militaire
The Ordre du Mérite militaire was a French state order established to honor distinguished military service, later superseded by the Ordre national du Mérite.
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D.
Ordre du Mérite de l’Outre-mer
The Ordre du Mérite de l’Outre-mer was a French honorific order that recognized distinguished service related to France’s overseas territories and former colonies.
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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: Ordre de la Libération Target entity description: Ordre de la Libération is a prestigious French honor created by General Charles de Gaulle during World War II to recognize individuals and communities who made exceptional contributions to the liberation of France.
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A.
Ordre du Mérite de la Résistance
The Ordre du Mérite de la Résistance was a French honorific order created to recognize distinguished service and acts of bravery in the Resistance during World War II.
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B.
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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C.
Ordre du Mérite militaire
The Ordre du Mérite militaire was a French state order established to honor distinguished military service, later superseded by the Ordre national du Mérite.
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D.
Ordre du Mérite de l’Outre-mer
The Ordre du Mérite de l’Outre-mer was a French honorific order that recognized distinguished service related to France’s overseas territories and former colonies.
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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 (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French order of merit
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state decoration of France ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Chancery of the Order of the Liberation ⓘ |
| associatedDate | 18 June 1940 Appeal of Charles de Gaulle ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
eminent services in the liberation of France
ⓘ
exceptional acts of resistance against the enemy during World War II ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| createdDuring | World War II ⓘ |
| creator | Charles de Gaulle ⓘ |
| founderOccupation |
head of the French government in exile
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leader of Free France ⓘ |
| hasGrade | Compagnon de la Libération ⓘ |
| hasMuseum |
Musée de l'Ordre de la Libération
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linked to:
Musée de l’Ordre de la Libération
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| headquartersBuilding | Hôtel des Invalides ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Paris ⓘ |
| headTitle | Chancellor of the Order of the Liberation ⓘ |
| higherAward | none ⓘ |
| inception |
16 November 1940
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1940 ⓘ |
| insigniaMaterial | bronze ⓘ |
| insigniaObverseDesign | sword and Cross of Lorraine ⓘ |
| insigniaReverseInscription | 17 Juin 1940 ⓘ |
| insigniaShape | cross ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| lastAwardsDate | 23 January 1946 ⓘ |
| legalBasis | ordinance of 16 November 1940 ⓘ |
| lowerAward | Légion d'honneur ⓘ |
| motto | Patriam Servando, Victoriam Tulit ⓘ |
| mottoLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| mottoTranslation | By serving the Fatherland, he brought victory ⓘ |
| museumLocation |
Hôtel des Invalides, Paris
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linked to:
Hôtel des Invalides
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| notableRecipientCategory |
foreign nationals who contributed to the liberation of France
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members of the Free French Forces ⓘ members of the French Resistance ⓘ |
| numberOfCommunesRecipients | 5 ⓘ |
| numberOfGrades | 1 ⓘ |
| numberOfIndividualRecipients | 1038 ⓘ |
| numberOfMilitaryUnitsRecipients | 18 ⓘ |
| officialName | Ordre de la Libération ⓘ |
| purpose | to reward individuals and communities who distinguished themselves in the liberation of France ⓘ |
| ribbonColor | black ⓘ |
| ribbonDescription | black ribbon with green edge stripes ⓘ |
| ribbonStripeColor | green ⓘ |
| shortDescription | French order created by Charles de Gaulle to honor those who contributed to the liberation of France during World War II ⓘ |
| status | closed ⓘ |
| totalRecipients | 1061 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ordre de la Libération Description of subject: Ordre de la Libération is a prestigious French honor created by General Charles de Gaulle during World War II to recognize individuals and communities who made exceptional contributions to the liberation of France.
Referenced by (11)
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