Japanese 228th Infantry Regiment
E456574
The Japanese 228th Infantry Regiment was an Imperial Japanese Army unit that took part in World War II campaigns in the Pacific, including operations in Southeast Asia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Japanese 228th Infantry Regiment canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4631738 — 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 228th Infantry Regiment Context triple: [Battle of Timor (1942), involvedMilitaryUnit, Japanese 228th Infantry Regiment]
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A.
Japanese 55th Division
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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B.
Japanese 25th Army
The Japanese 25th Army was an Imperial Japanese Army formation best known for leading the rapid conquest of Malaya and Singapore during World War II.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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 228th Infantry Regiment Target entity description: The Japanese 228th Infantry Regiment was an Imperial Japanese Army unit that took part in World War II campaigns in the Pacific, including operations in Southeast Asia.
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A.
Japanese 55th Division
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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B.
Japanese 25th Army
The Japanese 25th Army was an Imperial Japanese Army formation best known for leading the rapid conquest of Malaya and Singapore during World War II.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (15)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Army unit
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infantry regiment ⓘ |
| allegiance | Imperial Japanese Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
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surface form:
Second Sino-Japanese War
World War II ⓘ |
| country |
Japan
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surface form:
Empire of Japan
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| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | infantry ⓘ |
| notableFor | operations in Southeast Asia during World War II ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Pacific campaigns of World War II
NERFINISHED
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invasion of Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| side | Axis powers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | disbanded ⓘ |
| theater |
Pacific War
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Southeast Asian theatre of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Japanese 228th Infantry Regiment Description of subject: The Japanese 228th Infantry Regiment was an Imperial Japanese Army unit that took part in World War II campaigns in the Pacific, including operations in Southeast Asia.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.