26th Indian Infantry Division
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The 26th Indian Infantry Division was a British Indian Army formation that saw significant combat in the Burma Campaign during World War II, particularly in amphibious and jungle operations against Japanese forces.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 26th Indian Infantry Division canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12354981 — 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: 26th Indian Infantry Division Context triple: [XV Corps (British India), subordinateUnit, 26th Indian Infantry Division]
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A.
20th Indian Infantry Division
The 20th Indian Infantry Division was a British Indian Army formation that saw significant combat in the Burma Campaign during World War II.
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B.
23rd Indian Division
The 23rd Indian Division was a British Indian Army infantry division that served in the Burma Campaign during World War II and later took part in postwar occupation duties in Southeast Asia.
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C.
17th Indian Infantry Division
The 17th Indian Infantry Division was a British Indian Army formation that gained distinction for its role in the Burma Campaign during the Second World War.
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D.
19th Indian Infantry Division
The 19th Indian Infantry Division was a British Indian Army formation that fought notably in the Burma Campaign during World War II.
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E.
10th Indian Infantry Division
The 10th Indian Infantry Division was a British Indian Army formation that served prominently in the Middle East and Mediterranean theaters during the Second World War.
- 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: 26th Indian Infantry Division Target entity description: The 26th Indian Infantry Division was a British Indian Army formation that saw significant combat in the Burma Campaign during World War II, particularly in amphibious and jungle operations against Japanese forces.
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A.
20th Indian Infantry Division
The 20th Indian Infantry Division was a British Indian Army formation that saw significant combat in the Burma Campaign during World War II.
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B.
23rd Indian Division
The 23rd Indian Division was a British Indian Army infantry division that served in the Burma Campaign during World War II and later took part in postwar occupation duties in Southeast Asia.
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C.
17th Indian Infantry Division
The 17th Indian Infantry Division was a British Indian Army formation that gained distinction for its role in the Burma Campaign during the Second World War.
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D.
19th Indian Infantry Division
The 19th Indian Infantry Division was a British Indian Army formation that fought notably in the Burma Campaign during World War II.
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E.
10th Indian Infantry Division
The 10th Indian Infantry Division was a British Indian Army formation that served prominently in the Middle East and Mediterranean theaters during the Second World War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Indian Army formation
ⓘ
infantry division ⓘ |
| allegiance | British Empire ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Allied forces in South-East Asia
ⓘ
linked to:
South East Asia Command
British Army ⓘ |
| branch | Indian Army ⓘ |
| campaign | South-East Asian theatre of World War II ⓘ |
| conflict |
Second World War
ⓘ
linked to:
World War II
|
| country | British India ⓘ |
| engagement |
Burma Campaign
ⓘ
linked to:
Burma campaign
operations in Arakan ⓘ |
| era |
World War II era
ⓘ
linked to:
World War II
|
| foughtAgainst | Japanese forces in Burma ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 1939–1945 ⓘ |
| locationDuringWar |
South-East Asia
ⓘ
linked to:
Southeast Asia
|
| militaryBranch | British Indian Army ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
experience in jungle combat
ⓘ
specialization in amphibious and coastal operations ⓘ |
| notableFor |
amphibious operations
ⓘ
jungle warfare operations ⓘ |
| opponent | Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ |
| partOf | British Indian Army ⓘ |
| primaryEnvironment | jungle terrain ⓘ |
| regionOfOperations |
Arakan coast
ⓘ
linked to:
Arakan
Burma ⓘ
linked to:
Myanmar
|
| role |
amphibious assault formation
ⓘ
ground combat formation ⓘ |
| sideInWar | Allies of World War II ⓘ |
| theater |
Burma Campaign
ⓘ
linked to:
Burma campaign
|
| type | infantry ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 26th Indian Infantry Division Description of subject: The 26th Indian Infantry Division was a British Indian Army formation that saw significant combat in the Burma Campaign during World War II, particularly in amphibious and jungle operations against Japanese forces.
Referenced by (1)
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