Medal of the Armed Resistance (Belgium)

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Belgian decoration military decoration

The Medal of the Armed Resistance (Belgium) is a Belgian military decoration awarded to individuals who participated in the armed resistance against occupation forces during World War II.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Armed Resistance Medal 1940–1945 (Belgium)	1
Medal of the Armed Resistance (Belgium) canonical	1
Medal of the Armed Resistance 1940–1945 (Belgium)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9936028 — 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 of the Armed Resistance (Belgium)
Context triple: [Belgian orders, decorations and medals, component, Medal of the Armed Resistance (Belgium)]

A. Belgian Croix de Guerre
The Belgian Croix de Guerre is a Belgian military decoration awarded for acts of bravery or distinguished service in combat during wartime.
B. Médaille de la Résistance
The Médaille de la Résistance is a French decoration created by General Charles de Gaulle during World War II to honor individuals and groups who distinguished themselves in the struggle against the German occupation and the Vichy regime.
C. Ordre du Mérite de la Résistance
The Ordre du Mérite de la Résistance was a French honorific order created to recognize distinguished service and acts of bravery in the Resistance during World War II.
D. Order of Glory
The Order of Glory was a Soviet military decoration awarded during World War II to non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel for acts of bravery and heroism in combat.
E. Silver Cross of Merit (Poland)
The Silver Cross of Merit is a Polish state decoration awarded to individuals for distinguished service to the nation in fields such as public service, charity, and social or economic activity.
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 of the Armed Resistance (Belgium)
Target entity description: The Medal of the Armed Resistance (Belgium) is a Belgian military decoration awarded to individuals who participated in the armed resistance against occupation forces during World War II.

A. Belgian Croix de Guerre
The Belgian Croix de Guerre is a Belgian military decoration awarded for acts of bravery or distinguished service in combat during wartime.
B. Médaille de la Résistance
The Médaille de la Résistance is a French decoration created by General Charles de Gaulle during World War II to honor individuals and groups who distinguished themselves in the struggle against the German occupation and the Vichy regime.
C. Ordre du Mérite de la Résistance
The Ordre du Mérite de la Résistance was a French honorific order created to recognize distinguished service and acts of bravery in the Resistance during World War II.
D. Order of Glory
The Order of Glory was a Soviet military decoration awarded during World War II to non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel for acts of bravery and heroism in combat.
E. Silver Cross of Merit (Poland)
The Silver Cross of Merit is a Polish state decoration awarded to individuals for distinguished service to the nation in fields such as public service, charity, and social or economic activity.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (30)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Belgian decoration ⓘ military decoration ⓘ
awardedFor	participation in the armed resistance ⓘ resistance against occupation forces ⓘ
awardingAuthority	Belgian Ministry of Defence ⓘ Belgian state ⓘ linked to: federal state of Belgium
campaign	Belgian resistance during World War II ⓘ linked to: Belgian resistance
category	Belgian World War II medals ⓘ World War II campaign medals ⓘ
commemorates	Belgian armed resistance fighters of World War II ⓘ
conflict	World War II ⓘ
country	Belgium ⓘ
eligibility	Belgian resistance fighters ⓘ members of the armed resistance ⓘ
era	20th century ⓘ
historicalContext	German occupation of Belgium ⓘ linked to: German occupation of Belgium during World War II
languageOfName	Dutch ⓘ French ⓘ
period	1940–1945 ⓘ
presentedBy	Belgian government ⓘ linked to: Federal Government of Belgium Kingdom of Belgium ⓘ linked to: Belgium
recognizes	acts of armed resistance ⓘ service in underground armed groups ⓘ
relatedTo	Belgian Resistance Medal 1940–1945 ⓘ linked to: Resistance Medal 1940–1945 (Belgium) Commemorative Medal of the 1940–1945 War (Belgium) ⓘ Resistance Medal ⓘ
scope	national decoration of Belgium ⓘ
type	campaign medal ⓘ
usedBy	Belgian Armed Forces ⓘ Belgian resistance organizations ⓘ linked to: Belgian resistance

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Referenced by (3)

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

Belgian orders, decorations and medals → component → Medal of the Armed Resistance (Belgium) ⓘ

Belgian orders, decorations and medals → component → Medal of the Armed Resistance 1940–1945 (Belgium) ⓘ

linked to: Medal of the Armed Resistance (Belgium)

Medal of the War Volunteer 1940–1945 (Belgium) → relatedAward → Armed Resistance Medal 1940–1945 (Belgium) ⓘ