Medal for Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945

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Soviet state decoration civilian award

The Medal for Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945 was a Soviet civilian award given to workers and non-combatants for outstanding labor contributions to the war effort during World War II.

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Label	Occurrences
Medal for Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945 canonical	1
Statute of the Medal for Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945	1
“FOR VALIANT LABOUR IN THE GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR 1941–1945” (in Russian)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T392866 — 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 Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945
Context triple: [Soviet system of orders, medals and titles, includesMedal, Medal for Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945]

A. Order of the Red Banner of Labour
The Order of the Red Banner of Labour was a high Soviet civilian decoration awarded for exceptional achievements in labor, industry, science, culture, and other fields of national economy.
B. 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.
C. Order of the Patriotic War
The Order of the Patriotic War was a Soviet military decoration established during World War II to honor soldiers for acts of bravery and heroic service against Nazi Germany.
D. Medal for Labour Valour
The Medal for Labour Valour was a Soviet civilian award given to individuals for outstanding achievements in labor, productivity, and contributions to the national economy and culture.
E. Hero of the Soviet Union
Hero of the Soviet Union was the highest honorary title in the Soviet Union, awarded for extraordinary heroism in service to the state and society, often in military contexts.
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 Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945
Target entity description: The Medal for Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945 was a Soviet civilian award given to workers and non-combatants for outstanding labor contributions to the war effort during World War II.

A. Order of the Red Banner of Labour
The Order of the Red Banner of Labour was a high Soviet civilian decoration awarded for exceptional achievements in labor, industry, science, culture, and other fields of national economy.
B. 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.
C. Order of the Patriotic War
The Order of the Patriotic War was a Soviet military decoration established during World War II to honor soldiers for acts of bravery and heroic service against Nazi Germany.
D. Medal for Labour Valour
The Medal for Labour Valour was a Soviet civilian award given to individuals for outstanding achievements in labor, productivity, and contributions to the national economy and culture.
E. Hero of the Soviet Union
Hero of the Soviet Union was the highest honorary title in the Soviet Union, awarded for extraordinary heroism in service to the state and society, often in military contexts.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Soviet state decoration ⓘ civilian award ⓘ
approximateNumberAwarded	over 16,000,000 ⓘ
awardedFor	outstanding labour contributions to the Soviet war effort in World War II ⓘ valiant and selfless labour during the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945 ⓘ
awardedTo	collective farm workers ⓘ cultural and educational workers ⓘ employees of transport and communications ⓘ industrial workers ⓘ medical personnel ⓘ scientists and engineers ⓘ
awardingAuthority	Soviet enterprises and institutions via state decrees ⓘ
campaign	Great Patriotic War ⓘ linked to: World War II
category	Soviet World War II campaign medals ⓘ Soviet civilian decorations ⓘ
conflict	World War II ⓘ
country	Soviet Union ⓘ
eligibility	Soviet citizens ⓘ civilian workers ⓘ foreign nationals contributing to the Soviet war effort ⓘ non‑combatants ⓘ
establishedBy	Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR ⓘ
establishedOn	June 6, 1945 ⓘ
historicalContext	instituted immediately after the end of the Great Patriotic War in Europe ⓘ
languageOfInscription	Russian ⓘ
legalBasis	Statute of the Medal for Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945 ⓘ linked to: Medal for Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945
material	brass ⓘ
namedAfterEvent	Great Patriotic War 1941–1945 ⓘ linked to: Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945
obverseFeature	relief bust of Vladimir Lenin ⓘ
obverseInscription	“OUR CAUSE IS JUST” (in Russian) ⓘ “WE HAVE WON” (in Russian) ⓘ
periodOfAwarding	1945–1951 ⓘ
precedence	worn after military orders and medals of the USSR ⓘ
presentedBy	Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR ⓘ
purpose	to recognize home‑front contributions to victory over Nazi Germany ⓘ
relatedAward	Medal for the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945 ⓘ Order of the Patriotic War ⓘ
reverseInscription	“FOR VALIANT LABOUR IN THE GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR 1941–1945” (in Russian) ⓘ linked to: Medal for Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945
ribbon	silk moiré ribbon ⓘ
ribbonColors	red with yellow edge stripes ⓘ
shape	circular ⓘ
status	no longer awarded ⓘ
suspension	pentagonal mount ⓘ
type	single‑class medal ⓘ
wearingOrder	worn on the left side of the chest ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Soviet system of orders, medals and titles → includesMedal → Medal for Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945 ⓘ

Medal for Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945 → reverseInscription → “FOR VALIANT LABOUR IN THE GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR 1941–1945” (in Russian) ⓘ

linked to: Medal for Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945

Medal for Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945 → legalBasis → Statute of the Medal for Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945 ⓘ