Japanese 55th Division
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The Japanese 55th Division was an Imperial Japanese Army infantry division that fought in the Burma Campaign of World War II, notably participating in early offensives against Allied forces in 1942.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Japanese 55th Division canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4341507 — 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: Japanese 55th Division Context triple: [Battle of Toungoo, attackingForce, Japanese 55th Division]
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A.
Japanese 11th Division
The Japanese 11th Division was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army that played a major combat role in the Second Sino-Japanese War and other early 20th-century conflicts in East Asia.
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B.
Japanese 5th Division
The Japanese 5th Division was an Imperial Japanese Army infantry division that saw extensive combat in the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II, noted for its role in major early campaigns in China and Southeast Asia.
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C.
Japanese 10th Division
The Japanese 10th Division was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army that saw major combat in the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II.
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D.
Japanese 18th Division
The Japanese 18th Division was an Imperial Japanese Army infantry division that fought primarily in the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Burma Campaign during World War II.
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E.
Japanese 3rd Division
The Japanese 3rd Division was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army that played a major combat role in the Second Sino-Japanese War and other campaigns during the early 20th century.
- 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: Japanese 55th Division Target entity description: The Japanese 55th Division was an Imperial Japanese Army infantry division that fought in the Burma Campaign of World War II, notably participating in early offensives against Allied forces in 1942.
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A.
Japanese 11th Division
The Japanese 11th Division was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army that played a major combat role in the Second Sino-Japanese War and other early 20th-century conflicts in East Asia.
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B.
Japanese 5th Division
The Japanese 5th Division was an Imperial Japanese Army infantry division that saw extensive combat in the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II, noted for its role in major early campaigns in China and Southeast Asia.
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C.
Japanese 10th Division
The Japanese 10th Division was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army that saw major combat in the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II.
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D.
Japanese 18th Division
The Japanese 18th Division was an Imperial Japanese Army infantry division that fought primarily in the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Burma Campaign during World War II.
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E.
Japanese 3rd Division
The Japanese 3rd Division was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army that played a major combat role in the Second Sino-Japanese War and other campaigns during the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Army division
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infantry division ⓘ |
| allegiance | Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ |
| branch | Army ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country |
Empire of Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Japan
|
| engagement |
Japanese invasion of Burma
ⓘ
advance toward Rangoon ⓘ operations along the Sittang River area ⓘ |
| garrison |
Burma (during World War II)
ⓘ
linked to:
Japanese occupation of Burma
|
| hasUnitType | infantry division ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Second World War
ⓘ
linked to:
World War II
|
| locationOfOperations |
Burma
ⓘ
linked to:
Myanmar
Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| militaryBranchOf | Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ |
| notableFor | operations in Burma in 1942 ⓘ |
| opponent |
Allied forces
ⓘ
linked to:
Allied Land Forces
British Indian Army ⓘ Chinese Nationalist forces ⓘ
linked to:
Chinese National Revolutionary Army
|
| participatedIn |
Japanese advance into British Burma in early 1942
ⓘ
early offensives against Allied forces in Burma in 1942 ⓘ |
| partOf | Japanese Fifteenth Army ⓘ |
| role | infantry ⓘ |
| side |
Axis Powers
ⓘ
linked to:
Axis powers
|
| theater |
Burma Campaign
ⓘ
linked to:
Burma campaign
|
| timePeriod | 1942 ⓘ |
| type | infantry ⓘ |
| usedEquipment |
artillery
ⓘ
light support weapons ⓘ small arms ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Japanese 55th Division Description of subject: The Japanese 55th Division was an Imperial Japanese Army infantry division that fought in the Burma Campaign of World War II, notably participating in early offensives against Allied forces in 1942.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.