Medal for the Defence of the Caucasus

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Soviet medal campaign medal military decoration

The Medal for the Defence of the Caucasus was a Soviet World War II campaign medal awarded to military personnel and civilians who participated in the defense of the Caucasus region against Axis forces.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Medal for the Defence of the Caucasus canonical	3
Medal "For the Defence of the Caucasus"	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2474760 — 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: Medal for the Defence of the Caucasus
Context triple: [Medal for the Defence of Moscow, relatedAward, Medal for the Defence of the Caucasus]

A. Medal for the Defence of Stalingrad
The Medal for the Defence of Stalingrad was a Soviet World War II campaign decoration awarded to military personnel and civilians who participated in the defense of Stalingrad during the pivotal 1942–1943 battle on the Eastern Front.
B. Medal for the Defence of Moscow
The Medal for the Defence of Moscow was a Soviet World War II campaign medal awarded to military personnel and civilians who participated in the defense of Moscow against German forces.
C. Medal for the Defence of Leningrad
The Medal for the Defence of Leningrad was a Soviet World War II campaign medal awarded to military personnel and civilians who participated in the defense and siege endurance of Leningrad.
D. Order of the Red Star
The Order of the Red Star was a Soviet military decoration awarded for exceptional service in defense of the Soviet Union, particularly for bravery and leadership in combat.
E. Орден Славы
Орден Славы — советский военный орден времён Великой Отечественной войны, которым награждали солдат и сержантов за личное мужество и героизм на поле боя.
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: Medal for the Defence of the Caucasus
Target entity description: The Medal for the Defence of the Caucasus was a Soviet World War II campaign medal awarded to military personnel and civilians who participated in the defense of the Caucasus region against Axis forces.

A. Medal for the Defence of Stalingrad
The Medal for the Defence of Stalingrad was a Soviet World War II campaign decoration awarded to military personnel and civilians who participated in the defense of Stalingrad during the pivotal 1942–1943 battle on the Eastern Front.
B. Medal for the Defence of Moscow
The Medal for the Defence of Moscow was a Soviet World War II campaign medal awarded to military personnel and civilians who participated in the defense of Moscow against German forces.
C. Medal for the Defence of Leningrad
The Medal for the Defence of Leningrad was a Soviet World War II campaign medal awarded to military personnel and civilians who participated in the defense and siege endurance of Leningrad.
D. Order of the Red Star
The Order of the Red Star was a Soviet military decoration awarded for exceptional service in defense of the Soviet Union, particularly for bravery and leadership in combat.
E. Орден Славы
Орден Славы — советский военный орден времён Великой Отечественной войны, которым награждали солдат и сержантов за личное мужество и героизм на поле боя.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Soviet medal ⓘ campaign medal ⓘ military decoration ⓘ
awardedFor	defence of the Caucasus region against Axis forces ⓘ participation in the defence of the Caucasus during the Great Patriotic War ⓘ
awardedTo	Soviet civilians involved in defence works ⓘ Soviet military personnel ⓘ
awardingAuthority	Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR ⓘ
campaign	Defence of the Caucasus ⓘ linked to: Battle of the Caucasus
category	Soviet World War II campaign medals ⓘ
conflict	Great Patriotic War ⓘ linked to: World War II Second World War ⓘ linked to: World War II
country	Soviet Union ⓘ
dateEstablished	May 1, 1944 ⓘ
eligibility	NKVD troops ⓘ linked to: Soviet Internal Troops Red Army personnel ⓘ linked to: Soviet military officers Soviet Navy personnel ⓘ Soviet civilians ⓘ participants in the defence of the Caucasus ⓘ
era	Soviet era ⓘ
establishedBy	Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR ⓘ
languageOfInscription	Russian ⓘ
material	brass ⓘ
namedAfter	Caucasus ⓘ
obverseDesign	relief image of Mount Elbrus ⓘ tanks and aircraft ⓘ
obverseInscription	"ЗА ОБОРОНУ КАВКАЗА" ⓘ
regionDefended	Caucasus ⓘ North Caucasus ⓘ Transcaucasia ⓘ linked to: South Caucasus
relatedAward	Medal for the Defence of Leningrad ⓘ Medal for the Defence of Moscow ⓘ Medal for the Defence of Stalingrad ⓘ
reverseInscription	"ЗА НАШУ СОВЕТСКУЮ РОДИНУ" ⓘ
ribbonColor	olive green ⓘ
ribbonStripeColor	blue ⓘ red ⓘ yellow ⓘ
shape	circular ⓘ
status	no longer awarded ⓘ
suspension	pentagonal mount ⓘ
theatreOfOperations	Caucasus Front ⓘ
timePeriod	World War II ⓘ
type	campaign medal of the USSR ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

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

Medal for the Defence of Moscow → relatedAward → Medal for the Defence of the Caucasus ⓘ

Medal for the Defence of Stalingrad → relatedAward → Medal for the Defence of the Caucasus ⓘ

Medal for the Defence of Leningrad → relatedTo → Medal for the Defence of the Caucasus ⓘ

Soviet World War II campaign medals → includes → Medal "For the Defence of the Caucasus" ⓘ

linked to: Medal for the Defence of the Caucasus

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