Medal for the Defence of Leningrad

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Soviet medal campaign medal military decoration

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.

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Label	Occurrences
Medal for the Defence of Leningrad canonical	4
Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad"	3
For the Defense of Leningrad	1
Medal "For the Defense of Leningrad"	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T392868 — 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 Leningrad
Context triple: [Soviet system of orders, medals and titles, includesMedal, Medal for the Defence of Leningrad]

A. 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.
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 Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945
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.
E. 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.
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 Leningrad
Target entity description: 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.

A. 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.
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 Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945
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.
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Soviet medal ⓘ campaign medal ⓘ military decoration ⓘ
awardedFor	endurance of the siege of Leningrad ⓘ participation in the defence of Leningrad ⓘ
awardedTo	Soviet civilians ⓘ Soviet military personnel ⓘ participants in the defence of Leningrad ⓘ participants in the siege of Leningrad ⓘ
awardingAuthority	Soviet Armed Forces ⓘ linked to: Soviet armed forces
campaign	Siege of Leningrad ⓘ
conflict	Great Patriotic War ⓘ linked to: World War II Second World War ⓘ linked to: World War II
countryOfOrigin	Soviet Union ⓘ
eligibility	NKVD troops ⓘ Red Army personnel ⓘ Soviet Navy personnel ⓘ Soviet civilians ⓘ partisans ⓘ
establishedOn	1942-12-22 ⓘ
languageOfInscription	Russian ⓘ
locationOfServiceRequired	Kronstadt ⓘ Leningrad ⓘ Leningrad Front ⓘ linked to: Leningrad Front (Soviet Union) nearby fortified areas ⓘ
material	brass ⓘ
namedAfter	Leningrad ⓘ
obverseDepicts	Kremlin tower with a flag ⓘ armed soldiers and sailors advancing ⓘ
obverseInscription	"ЗА ОБОРОНУ ЛЕНИНГРАДА" ⓘ
partOf	Soviet campaign medal system ⓘ linked to: Soviet system of orders, medals and titles
presentedBy	Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR ⓘ
relatedTo	Medal for the Defence of Moscow ⓘ Medal for the Defence of Stalingrad ⓘ Medal for the Defence of the Caucasus ⓘ Medal for the Defence of the Soviet Transarctic ⓘ
reverseInscription	"ЗА НАШУ СОВЕТСКУЮ РОДИНУ" ⓘ
ribbonColor	olive green ⓘ
ribbonStripeColor	green ⓘ red ⓘ
shape	circular ⓘ
status	no longer awarded ⓘ
timePeriod	1941–1944 ⓘ
typeOfAward	campaign and service medal ⓘ

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Referenced by (9)

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

Soviet system of orders, medals and titles → includesMedal → Medal for the Defence of Leningrad ⓘ

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

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

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

ЗА ОБОРОНУ ЛЕНИНГРАДА → translatedAs → For the Defense of Leningrad ⓘ

subject linked to: "ЗА ОБОРОНУ ЛЕНИНГРАДА"