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United States Department of War

executive department of the United States federal government
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United States Department of War
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United States Department of War

Summary

United States Department of War is a defence ministry[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • United States Department of War received the Doublespeak Award[3].
  • United States Department of War received the Doublespeak Award[4].
  • United States Department of War received the Doublespeak Award[5].
  • United States Department of War was a member of ORCID, Inc.[6].
  • United States Department of War is in the country of United States[7].
  • United States Department of War's instance of is recorded as defence ministry[8].
  • United States Department of War's instance of is recorded as United States federal executive department[9].
  • United States Department of War's instance of is recorded as ministry of War[10].
  • United States Department of War's founder is recorded as Harry S. Truman[11].
  • United States Department of War's headquarters location is recorded as The Pentagon[12].
  • United States Department of War's child organization or unit is recorded as Walter Reed National Military Medical Center[13].
  • United States Department of War's child organization or unit is recorded as United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases[14].
  • United States Department of War's child organization or unit is recorded as United States Military Entrance Processing Command[15].
  • United States Department of War's child organization or unit is recorded as United States Department of the Navy[16].
  • United States Department of War's child organization or unit is recorded as United States Department of the Army[17].
  • United States Department of War's child organization or unit is recorded as United States Army Corps of Engineers[18].
  • United States Department of War's child organization or unit is recorded as Defense Intelligence Agency[19].
  • United States Department of War's child organization or unit is recorded as Defense Threat Reduction Agency[20].
  • United States Department of War's child organization or unit is recorded as United States Air Force[21].
  • United States Department of War's child organization or unit is recorded as Defense Logistics Agency[22].
  • United States Department of War's child organization or unit is recorded as Cyber Defense Agency[23].
  • United States Department of War's child organization or unit is recorded as National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency[24].
  • United States Department of War's child organization or unit is recorded as Military Health System[25].
  • United States Department of War's child organization or unit is recorded as Missile Defense Agency[26].
  • United States Department of War's child organization or unit is recorded as Defense Information Systems Agency[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include defence ministry[8], United States federal executive department[9], and ministry of War[10].

Origins

United States Department of War's founder is recorded as Harry S. Truman[11]. August 10, 1949 marks the founding of it[28].

Recognition

Awards received include Doublespeak Award[3], an ironic award[29], in United States[30], founded in 1974[31].

Why It Matters

United States Department of War has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 62 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Works attributed to it include Fact Sheet: 2022 National Defense Strategy[33], a fact sheet[34].

FAQs

What awards did United States Department of War receive?

Honors received include Doublespeak Award[3], Doublespeak Award[4], and Doublespeak Award[5].

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . usa.gov. Retrieved . usa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . Federal Register. Retrieved . federalregister.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [6] ↑ . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . National Archives Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → department-of-defense
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  2. 24d ago · ~2026-35782-82 · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → defence ministry, United States federal executive department, ministry of War
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    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q1788820]]"
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