Japanese 33rd Division
E464027
The Japanese 33rd Division was an Imperial Japanese Army infantry division that fought primarily in the Burma Campaign of World War II, including major engagements against British and Chinese forces.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Japanese 33rd Division canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4682474 — 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 33rd Division Context triple: [Battle of Yenangyaung, involvesUnit, Japanese 33rd Division]
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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 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.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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 33rd Division Target entity description: The Japanese 33rd Division was an Imperial Japanese Army infantry division that fought primarily in the Burma Campaign of World War II, including major engagements against British and Chinese forces.
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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 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.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Army division
ⓘ
infantry division ⓘ |
| allegiance | Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ |
| branch | Army ⓘ |
| campaign |
Burma Campaign of World War II
ⓘ
linked to:
Burma campaign
|
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country |
Empire of Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Japan
|
| engagedForces |
Allied forces in Southeast Asia
ⓘ
British forces in Burma ⓘ
linked to:
British Indian Army units in Arakan
Chinese forces in Burma ⓘ |
| engagement |
Battle of Imphal
ⓘ
Battle of Kohima ⓘ Battle of Mandalay ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Meiktila and Mandalay
Battle of Meiktila ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Meiktila and Mandalay
Battle of the Sittang Bend ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Sittang Bridge
|
| era | World War II era ⓘ |
| front |
China–Burma–India Theater
ⓘ
linked to:
China Burma India Theater
|
| militaryBranchOf | Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ |
| opponent |
Allied forces
ⓘ
linked to:
Allied Land Forces
British Army ⓘ Indian Army ⓘ Republic of China Army ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Japanese operations in Burma ⓘ |
| primaryAreaOfOperations |
Burma
ⓘ
linked to:
Myanmar
India–Burma border region ⓘ
linked to:
India–Myanmar border
|
| role |
defensive operations in Burma
ⓘ
offensive operations in Burma ⓘ |
| status | disbanded ⓘ |
| 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: Japanese 33rd Division Description of subject: The Japanese 33rd Division was an Imperial Japanese Army infantry division that fought primarily in the Burma Campaign of World War II, including major engagements against British and Chinese forces.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.