161st Indian Infantry Brigade
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The 161st Indian Infantry Brigade was a British Indian Army formation that saw extensive combat in key World War II campaigns, including in North Africa, the Middle East, and Burma.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 161st Indian Infantry Brigade canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12916704 — 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: 161st Indian Infantry Brigade Context triple: [Indian 5th Infantry Division, componentUnit, 161st Indian Infantry Brigade]
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123rd Indian Infantry Brigade
The 123rd Indian Infantry Brigade was a World War II-era formation of the British Indian Army that served as part of the renowned 5th Indian Infantry Division in campaigns across Africa and Asia.
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B.
63rd Indian Infantry Brigade
The 63rd Indian Infantry Brigade was a World War II-era infantry formation of the British Indian Army that served as part of the 17th Indian Infantry Division in the Burma Campaign.
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C.
98th Indian Infantry Brigade
The 98th Indian Infantry Brigade was a World War II-era formation of the British Indian Army that served as part of the larger Indian forces in the Southeast Asian theatre.
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111th Indian Infantry Brigade
The 111th Indian Infantry Brigade was a British Indian Army formation that served as a long-range penetration (Chindit) brigade in Burma during World War II.
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E.
64th Indian Infantry Brigade
The 64th Indian Infantry Brigade was a World War II-era infantry formation of the British Indian Army that served under the 19th Indian Infantry Division in the Burma Campaign.
- 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: 161st Indian Infantry Brigade Target entity description: The 161st Indian Infantry Brigade was a British Indian Army formation that saw extensive combat in key World War II campaigns, including in North Africa, the Middle East, and Burma.
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A.
123rd Indian Infantry Brigade
The 123rd Indian Infantry Brigade was a World War II-era formation of the British Indian Army that served as part of the renowned 5th Indian Infantry Division in campaigns across Africa and Asia.
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B.
63rd Indian Infantry Brigade
The 63rd Indian Infantry Brigade was a World War II-era infantry formation of the British Indian Army that served as part of the 17th Indian Infantry Division in the Burma Campaign.
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C.
98th Indian Infantry Brigade
The 98th Indian Infantry Brigade was a World War II-era formation of the British Indian Army that served as part of the larger Indian forces in the Southeast Asian theatre.
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D.
111th Indian Infantry Brigade
The 111th Indian Infantry Brigade was a British Indian Army formation that served as a long-range penetration (Chindit) brigade in Burma during World War II.
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E.
64th Indian Infantry Brigade
The 64th Indian Infantry Brigade was a World War II-era infantry formation of the British Indian Army that served under the 19th Indian Infantry Division in the Burma Campaign.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Indian Army formation
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infantry brigade ⓘ |
| allegiance | British Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| assignedTo |
5th Indian Infantry Division
NERFINISHED
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7th Indian Infantry Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent | Allies of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | Army ⓘ |
| composition | Indian Army infantry battalions ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | British India ⓘ |
| era | World War II ⓘ |
| garrison | British India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEngagement |
Battle of Kohima
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Imphal–Kohima operations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Burma
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Middle East NERFINISHED ⓘ North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposed |
Axis powers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Burma Campaign 1944–1945
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Desert Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
British Indian Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indian Army during World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| raisedIn | British India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | infantry ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | British Indian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theatre |
Burma Campaign
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Middle East theatre of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ North African Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| type | infantry formation ⓘ |
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Subject: 161st Indian Infantry Brigade Description of subject: The 161st Indian Infantry Brigade was a British Indian Army formation that saw extensive combat in key World War II campaigns, including in North Africa, the Middle East, and Burma.
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