Wehrmacht Long Service Award

E296981

German military decoration Nazi-era decoration military long service medal

The Wehrmacht Long Service Award was a Nazi-era German military decoration given to members of the Wehrmacht in recognition of extended, faithful service.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht	1
Nazi Germany's military honors system	1
Wehrmacht Long Service Award canonical	1
Wehrmacht Long Service Award 1st Class	1
Wehrmacht Long Service Award 3rd Class	1
Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th Class	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2777284 — 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: Wehrmacht Long Service Award
Context triple: [Erich Dietl, receivedAward, Wehrmacht Long Service Award]

A. 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.
B. Knight's Cross
The Knight's Cross is a chivalric grade within Spain's Order of Isabella the Catholic, typically awarded to individuals for distinguished civil or diplomatic service benefiting the Spanish nation.
C. Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
The Deutsches Kreuz in Gold was a high-level Nazi German military decoration awarded during World War II for repeated acts of bravery or outstanding leadership in combat.
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. Honour Goblet of the Luftwaffe
The Honour Goblet of the Luftwaffe was a prestigious World War II-era German military decoration awarded to Luftwaffe aircrew for exceptional achievement in aerial combat.
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: Wehrmacht Long Service Award
Target entity description: The Wehrmacht Long Service Award was a Nazi-era German military decoration given to members of the Wehrmacht in recognition of extended, faithful service.

A. 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.
B. Knight's Cross
The Knight's Cross is a chivalric grade within Spain's Order of Isabella the Catholic, typically awarded to individuals for distinguished civil or diplomatic service benefiting the Spanish nation.
C. Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
The Deutsches Kreuz in Gold was a high-level Nazi German military decoration awarded during World War II for repeated acts of bravery or outstanding leadership in combat.
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. Honour Goblet of the Luftwaffe
The Honour Goblet of the Luftwaffe was a prestigious World War II-era German military decoration awarded to Luftwaffe aircrew for exceptional achievement in aerial combat.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	German military decoration ⓘ Nazi-era decoration ⓘ military long service medal ⓘ
awardedBy	Wehrmacht ⓘ
awardedFor	faithful service ⓘ long military service ⓘ
awardedTo	career soldiers ⓘ professional NCOs ⓘ professional officers ⓘ
conferringAuthority	Oberkommando der Wehrmacht ⓘ
country	Nazi Germany ⓘ
dateEstablished	1936-03-16 ⓘ
eligibility	enlisted personnel of the Wehrmacht ⓘ members of the Wehrmacht ⓘ officers of the Wehrmacht ⓘ
establishedBy	Adolf Hitler ⓘ
hasGrade	12-year service award ⓘ 18-year service award ⓘ 25-year service award ⓘ 4-year service award ⓘ 40-year service award ⓘ
historicalContext	rearmament of Germany in the 1930s ⓘ
languageOfName	German ⓘ
material	gilded metal ⓘ silvered metal ⓘ
minimumServiceFor12YearClass	12 years ⓘ
minimumServiceFor18YearClass	18 years ⓘ
minimumServiceFor25YearClass	25 years ⓘ
minimumServiceFor40YearClass	40 years ⓘ
minimumServiceFor4YearClass	4 years ⓘ
nativeLabel	Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht ⓘ linked to: Wehrmacht Long Service Award
obverseDesign	German eagle with swastika ⓘ
periodOfUse	1936-1945 ⓘ
prohibitedDisplayInGermany	yes (with swastika) ⓘ
relatedTo	Nazi Party Long Service Award ⓘ Third Reich awards ⓘ
reverseDesign	service years numeral ⓘ
ribbonColor	cornflower blue ⓘ
serviceBranch	Heer ⓘ Kriegsmarine ⓘ Luftwaffe ⓘ Wehrmachtbeamte ⓘ
shape	cross ⓘ
status	obsolete ⓘ
usedIn	Second World War ⓘ linked to: World War II
wearLocation	left breast ⓘ
wearWith	other Wehrmacht decorations ⓘ

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