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War Merit Medal

Nazi Germany Civilian Medal (1940-1945)
Intangible military_decoration Q7968488
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War Merit Medal

Summary

War Merit Medal is a military decoration[1]. It draws 104 Wikipedia views per month (military_decoration category, ranking #53 of 267).[2]

Key Facts

  • War Merit Medal is in the country of Nazi Germany[3].
  • War Merit Medal's instance of is recorded as military decoration[4].
  • War Merit Medal's instance of is recorded as medallion[5].
  • War Merit Medal's instance of is recorded as grade of an order[6].
  • War Merit Medal is part of War Merit Cross[7].
  • War Merit Medal's Commons category is recorded as Kriegsverdienstmedaille[8].
  • August 19, 1940 marks the founding of War Merit Medal[9].
  • War Merit Medal's described by source is recorded as German Decorations and Orders website[10].
  • War Merit Medal's category for recipients of this award is recorded as Category:Recipients of the War Merit Medal[11].
  • War Merit Medal's next higher rank is recorded as War Merit Cross 2nd Class without Swords[12].

Body

Publication

War Merit Medal is part of War Merit Cross[7].

Why It Matters

War Merit Medal draws 104 Wikipedia views per month (military_decoration category, ranking #53 of 267).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Related Entities

Nazi Germany

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . TracesOfWar. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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