Medal for Sacrifice and Courage
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The Medal for Sacrifice and Courage is a Polish state decoration awarded to individuals who display exceptional bravery and selflessness, often in life-threatening situations while saving or protecting others.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Medal for Sacrifice and Courage canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8050434 — 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 Sacrifice and Courage Context triple: [Polish system of orders and decorations, includes, Medal for Sacrifice and Courage]
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A.
Medal for Courage
The Medal for Courage is a Soviet military decoration awarded to individuals for personal bravery and heroism in combat.
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B.
Medal of Bravery
The Medal of Bravery is a Canadian decoration awarded to individuals who have performed acts of bravery in hazardous circumstances.
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C.
Sacrifice Medal
The Sacrifice Medal is a Canadian military decoration awarded to members of the Canadian Armed Forces and allied forces who are killed or wounded under honourable circumstances as a result of hostile action.
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D.
Medal of Military Valor
The Medal of Military Valor is a Portuguese military decoration awarded for acts of exceptional bravery and distinguished service in combat.
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E.
Medal of Valor
The Medal of Valor is the highest military decoration of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty.
- 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 Sacrifice and Courage Target entity description: The Medal for Sacrifice and Courage is a Polish state decoration awarded to individuals who display exceptional bravery and selflessness, often in life-threatening situations while saving or protecting others.
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A.
Medal for Courage
The Medal for Courage is a Soviet military decoration awarded to individuals for personal bravery and heroism in combat.
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B.
Medal of Bravery
The Medal of Bravery is a Canadian decoration awarded to individuals who have performed acts of bravery in hazardous circumstances.
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C.
Sacrifice Medal
The Sacrifice Medal is a Canadian military decoration awarded to members of the Canadian Armed Forces and allied forces who are killed or wounded under honourable circumstances as a result of hostile action.
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D.
Medal of Military Valor
The Medal of Military Valor is a Portuguese military decoration awarded for acts of exceptional bravery and distinguished service in combat.
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E.
Medal of Valor
The Medal of Valor is the highest military decoration of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Polish state decoration
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state decoration ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Polish honours system
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linked to:
Polish system of orders and decorations
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| awardedFor |
acts performed in life-threatening situations
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exceptional bravery ⓘ protecting others ⓘ saving others ⓘ selflessness ⓘ |
| category |
bravery decoration
ⓘ
civil decoration ⓘ |
| country | Poland ⓘ |
| eligibility |
civilians
ⓘ
individuals ⓘ non-military persons ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfInscription | Polish ⓘ |
| hasNotableCriterion |
direct personal involvement in rescue
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voluntary assumption of danger ⓘ |
| isPartOf | orders, decorations and medals of Poland ⓘ |
| presentedBy | President of Poland ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Polish bravery decorations
ⓘ
Polish civil awards ⓘ |
| requires | risk to life of the rescuer ⓘ |
| status | currently awarded ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
altruism
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courage ⓘ public service ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ |
| type | medal ⓘ |
| typicalContextOfAward |
accidents
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disasters ⓘ emergencies ⓘ rescue operations ⓘ |
| usedIn | recognition of heroism in peacetime ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Medal for Sacrifice and Courage Description of subject: The Medal for Sacrifice and Courage is a Polish state decoration awarded to individuals who display exceptional bravery and selflessness, often in life-threatening situations while saving or protecting others.
Referenced by (2)
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