British Force 136
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British Force 136 was a World War II special operations unit of the British Special Operations Executive that organized, trained, and supported resistance movements in Japanese-occupied Southeast Asia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| British Force 136 canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4928128 — 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: British Force 136 Context triple: [Malayan Peoples Anti-Japanese Army, trainingBy, British Force 136]
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A.
No. 12 Commando
No. 12 Commando was a British Army commando unit of World War II known for conducting specialized raids and amphibious operations against German-occupied Europe.
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B.
Special Force
Special Force, better known as the Chindits, was a British India–based long-range penetration commando force that conducted deep-raid operations behind Japanese lines in Burma during World War II.
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C.
21st Special Service Group
The 21st Special Service Group is an elite special operations unit of the Malaysian Army specializing in counter-terrorism, unconventional warfare, and high-risk missions.
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D.
Lark Force
Lark Force was an Australian Army formation deployed to defend Rabaul in New Britain during World War II, ultimately overwhelmed by Japanese forces in 1942.
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E.
British Commandos
The British Commandos were elite special operations forces of the British Army formed during World War II to conduct raids, reconnaissance, and other high-risk missions behind enemy lines.
- 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: British Force 136 Target entity description: British Force 136 was a World War II special operations unit of the British Special Operations Executive that organized, trained, and supported resistance movements in Japanese-occupied Southeast Asia.
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A.
No. 12 Commando
No. 12 Commando was a British Army commando unit of World War II known for conducting specialized raids and amphibious operations against German-occupied Europe.
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B.
Special Force
Special Force, better known as the Chindits, was a British India–based long-range penetration commando force that conducted deep-raid operations behind Japanese lines in Burma during World War II.
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C.
21st Special Service Group
The 21st Special Service Group is an elite special operations unit of the Malaysian Army specializing in counter-terrorism, unconventional warfare, and high-risk missions.
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D.
Lark Force
Lark Force was an Australian Army formation deployed to defend Rabaul in New Britain during World War II, ultimately overwhelmed by Japanese forces in 1942.
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E.
British Commandos
The British Commandos were elite special operations forces of the British Army formed during World War II to conduct raids, reconnaissance, and other high-risk missions behind enemy lines.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II unit
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military unit ⓘ special operations unit ⓘ |
| activity |
coordination of sabotage missions
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liaison with local resistance groups ⓘ radio communications with Allied command ⓘ supply of arms to resistance ⓘ training of guerrilla fighters ⓘ |
| allegiance | Allies of World War II ⓘ |
| areaOfOperations |
Burma
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linked to:
Myanmar
Indochina ⓘ
linked to:
Indochinese Peninsula
Malaya ⓘ
linked to:
British Malaya
Sumatra ⓘ Thailand ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British Far East Command
ⓘ
Karen resistance in Burma ⓘ
linked to:
Karen insurgency in Myanmar
Malayan Peoples’ Anti-Japanese Army ⓘ
linked to:
Malayan Peoples Anti-Japanese Army
Thai resistance movement ⓘ local partisan forces ⓘ |
| commandStructure | Special Operations Executive Far East ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| disbanded | after World War II ⓘ |
| languageOfOperations | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| notableFor | supporting anti-Japanese resistance in Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| objective |
harass Japanese forces
ⓘ
prepare for Allied reoccupation of territories ⓘ support Allied conventional offensives ⓘ |
| opponent |
Empire of Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Imperial Japan
|
| parentOrganization |
British Special Operations Executive
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linked to:
Special Operations Executive
|
| partOf | Special Operations Executive ⓘ |
| role |
covert operations
ⓘ
guerrilla warfare support ⓘ intelligence gathering ⓘ organizing resistance movements ⓘ sabotage operations ⓘ supporting resistance movements ⓘ training resistance movements ⓘ |
| status | defunct military unit ⓘ |
| theater |
Japanese-occupied Southeast Asia
ⓘ
Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1940s ⓘ |
| typeOfOperation |
behind-the-lines operations
ⓘ
clandestine operations ⓘ unconventional warfare ⓘ |
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Subject: British Force 136 Description of subject: British Force 136 was a World War II special operations unit of the British Special Operations Executive that organized, trained, and supported resistance movements in Japanese-occupied Southeast Asia.
Referenced by (4)
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