Grand Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

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order of merit grade state decoration

The Grand Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany is a high-ranking German federal decoration awarded for outstanding service to the nation in political, economic, social, or intellectual fields.

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Label	Occurrences
Großes Verdienstkreuz mit Stern	2
Grand Cross 2nd Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany	1
Grand Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany canonical	1
Offizierskreuz des Verdienstordens der Bundesrepublik Deutschland	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T153216 — 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.

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Target entity: Grand Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Context triple: [Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, higherThan, Grand Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany]

A. Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
The Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany is one of Germany’s highest civilian honors, awarded for outstanding service to the nation in political, economic, social, or intellectual fields.
B. Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was Nazi Germany's highest award for military valor during World War II, bestowed for extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
C. Bavarian Order of Merit
The Bavarian Order of Merit is a prestigious state decoration of the Free State of Bavaria awarded to individuals for outstanding contributions to the state and its people.
D. Iron Cross 1st Class
The Iron Cross 1st Class was a prestigious German military decoration awarded for acts of bravery or successful leadership in combat, particularly during the World Wars.
E. Pour le Mérite
Pour le Mérite was the Kingdom of Prussia’s highest military order of merit, famously awarded for extraordinary bravery and leadership in battle.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Grand Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Target entity description: The Grand Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany is a high-ranking German federal decoration awarded for outstanding service to the nation in political, economic, social, or intellectual fields.

A. Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
The Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany is one of Germany’s highest civilian honors, awarded for outstanding service to the nation in political, economic, social, or intellectual fields.
B. Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was Nazi Germany's highest award for military valor during World War II, bestowed for extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
C. Bavarian Order of Merit
The Bavarian Order of Merit is a prestigious state decoration of the Free State of Bavaria awarded to individuals for outstanding contributions to the state and its people.
D. Iron Cross 1st Class
The Iron Cross 1st Class was a prestigious German military decoration awarded for acts of bravery or successful leadership in combat, particularly during the World Wars.
E. Pour le Mérite
Pour le Mérite was the Kingdom of Prussia’s highest military order of merit, famously awarded for extraordinary bravery and leadership in battle.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	order of merit grade ⓘ state decoration ⓘ
abbreviationUsed	Großes Verdienstkreuz mit Stern ⓘ linked to: Grand Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
alsoKnownAs	Grand Cross 2nd Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ linked to: Grand Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Großes Verdienstkreuz mit Stern ⓘ linked to: Grand Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
awardCriteria	merit in economic fields ⓘ merit in intellectual fields ⓘ merit in political fields ⓘ merit in social fields ⓘ outstanding service to the nation ⓘ
awardedFor	special economic services to the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ special intellectual services to the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ special political services to the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ special social services to the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ
awardingBody	Federal President of Germany ⓘ linked to: President of Germany Office of the Federal President ⓘ
belongsToSystem	German honours system ⓘ linked to: Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
conferredBy	decree of the Federal President ⓘ
country	Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ linked to: Germany
eligibility	German citizens ⓘ foreign nationals ⓘ
foundedBy	Theodor Heuss ⓘ linked to: Federal President Theodor Heuss
gradeOf	Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ
higherAward	Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ
inception	1951 ⓘ
insigniaIncludes	breast star ⓘ neck badge ⓘ
jurisdiction	federal decoration of Germany ⓘ
legalBasis	Law on Titles, Orders and Decorations of the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ
lowerAward	Commander’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ linked to: Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
officialLanguageOfInsignia	German ⓘ
partOf	Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ
rank	high-ranking grade ⓘ
ribbonColor	red with gold-black-white stripes ⓘ
scope	can be awarded to military personnel for non-military merit ⓘ civilian decoration ⓘ
status	currently awarded ⓘ
symbolizes	recognition of exceptional contributions to the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ
typeOfMeritRecognized	achievements in international cooperation ⓘ long-term public service ⓘ promotion of democracy and human rights ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany → higherThan → Grand Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ

Grand Officer’s Cross of the Order of the Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany → abbreviationUsed → Großes Verdienstkreuz mit Stern ⓘ

subject linked to: Grand Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

linked to: Grand Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

Grand Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany → alsoKnownAs → Grand Cross 2nd Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ

linked to: Grand Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

Grand Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany → alsoKnownAs → Großes Verdienstkreuz mit Stern ⓘ

linked to: Grand Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany → alsoKnownAs → Offizierskreuz des Verdienstordens der Bundesrepublik Deutschland ⓘ

subject linked to: Officer’s Cross

linked to: Grand Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

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