Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945

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Soviet historical memory symbol historical event military victory

Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945 refers to the Soviet Union’s defeat of Nazi Germany and its allies on the Eastern Front during World War II, culminating in 1945 and becoming a central pillar of Soviet and post-Soviet historical memory.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Great Patriotic War 1941–1945	3
Soviet victory in the Great Patriotic War	2
Великая Отечественная война	2
Den Pobedy	1
Pobeda v Velikoi Otechestvennoi voine 1941–1945	1
The Great Patriotic War	1
Victory in the Great Patriotic War	1
Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945 canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2581016 — 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: Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945
Context triple: [Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", commemoratedEvent, Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945]

A. Soviet Armed Forces in World War II
The Soviet Armed Forces in World War II were the military forces of the USSR whose massive Eastern Front campaigns played a decisive role in defeating Nazi Germany.
B. Pik Pobedy
Pik Pobedy is the highest peak in the Tian Shan mountain range, straddling the border between Kyrgyzstan and China and known for its extreme climbing conditions.
C. Victory Day
Victory Day is a national holiday in Bangladesh commemorating the country's decisive victory in the 1971 Liberation War and the emergence of Bangladesh as an independent nation.
D. The Motherland Calls
The Motherland Calls is a colossal Soviet-era statue in Volgograd, Russia, commemorating the Battle of Stalingrad and symbolizing the Motherland’s call to defend the nation.
E. Orden Otechestvennoy Voyny
Orden Otechestvennoy Voyny is a Soviet military decoration established during World War II to honor soldiers for heroic deeds in the Great Patriotic War.
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: Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945
Target entity description: Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945 refers to the Soviet Union’s defeat of Nazi Germany and its allies on the Eastern Front during World War II, culminating in 1945 and becoming a central pillar of Soviet and post-Soviet historical memory.

A. Soviet Armed Forces in World War II
The Soviet Armed Forces in World War II were the military forces of the USSR whose massive Eastern Front campaigns played a decisive role in defeating Nazi Germany.
B. Pik Pobedy
Pik Pobedy is the highest peak in the Tian Shan mountain range, straddling the border between Kyrgyzstan and China and known for its extreme climbing conditions.
C. Victory Day
Victory Day is a national holiday in Bangladesh commemorating the country's decisive victory in the 1971 Liberation War and the emergence of Bangladesh as an independent nation.
D. The Motherland Calls
The Motherland Calls is a colossal Soviet-era statue in Volgograd, Russia, commemorating the Battle of Stalingrad and symbolizing the Motherland’s call to defend the nation.
E. Orden Otechestvennoy Voyny
Orden Otechestvennoy Voyny is a Soviet military decoration established during World War II to honor soldiers for heroic deeds in the Great Patriotic War.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Soviet historical memory symbol ⓘ historical event ⓘ military victory ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Pobeda v Velikoi Otechestvennoi voine 1941–1945 ⓘ linked to: Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945 Victory over Nazi Germany in the Great Patriotic War ⓘ
appliesToTerritory	Axis powers on the Eastern Front ⓘ Nazi Germany ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ
associatedWith	Great Patriotic War ⓘ linked to: Eastern Front of World War II Immortal Regiment marches ⓘ Soviet war memorials ⓘ anti-fascist struggle ⓘ
centralTo	Russian national identity ⓘ Soviet national identity ⓘ post-Soviet historical memory ⓘ
commemoratedOn	9 May ⓘ Victory Day ⓘ linked to: Victory Day (Russia)
culminatesIn	Battle of Berlin ⓘ German Instrument of Surrender of 8 May 1945 ⓘ linked to: German Instrument of Surrender
hasCasualtiesSide	millions of Soviet military and civilian deaths ⓘ
hasEndTime	1945 ⓘ
hasGlobalImpact	contribution to Allied victory in World War II ⓘ
hasMainOpponent	Axis powers ⓘ Nazi Germany ⓘ
hasOutcome	defeat of Nazi Germany on the Eastern Front ⓘ liberation of Soviet territory from occupation ⓘ occupation of Berlin by Soviet forces ⓘ
hasParticipant	Red Army ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ Soviet partisans ⓘ
hasPoliticalSignificance	important element of Russian state ideology in the 21st century ⓘ legitimizing narrative for Soviet leadership after 1945 ⓘ
hasSignificantDate	8 May 1945 ⓘ 9 May 1945 ⓘ
hasSignificantEvent	Battle of Kursk ⓘ Battle of Stalingrad ⓘ Operation Bagration ⓘ Siege of Leningrad ⓘ Vistula–Oder Offensive ⓘ
hasStartTime	1941 ⓘ
hasSymbol	Order of the Patriotic War ⓘ Red Banner over the Reichstag ⓘ linked to: assault on the Reichstag Ribbon of Saint George ⓘ
languageOfTerm	Russian ⓘ
memorializedBy	Mamayev Kurgan memorial complex in Volgograd ⓘ linked to: Mamayev Kurgan memorial complex Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow ⓘ linked to: Kremlin Wall Necropolis Victory Park on Poklonnaya Hill ⓘ
partOf	Eastern Front of World War II ⓘ World War II ⓘ

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