INA 1st Division
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The INA 1st Division was a key military formation of Subhas Chandra Bose’s Indian National Army, composed of several brigades that fought alongside Japanese forces against the British in Southeast Asia during World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| INA 1st Division canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5409045 — 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: INA 1st Division Context triple: [Gandhi Brigade, partOf, INA 1st Division]
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A.
Indian 7th Infantry Division
The Indian 7th Infantry Division was a British Indian Army formation renowned for its pivotal role in the Burma Campaign of World War II, particularly in major operations against Japanese forces.
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B.
Indian 5th Infantry Division
The Indian 5th Infantry Division was a distinguished British Indian Army formation in World War II, noted for its pivotal combat role in the Burma Campaign and other major operations in the Middle East and East Africa.
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C.
Indian 4th Infantry Division
The Indian 4th Infantry Division was a renowned British Indian Army formation of World War II, noted for its pivotal combat role in North Africa, East Africa, and the Italian campaign.
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D.
Indian 2nd Infantry Division
The Indian 2nd Infantry Division was a British Indian Army formation that saw significant combat service in the Burma Campaign of World War II.
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E.
Indian 20th Infantry Division
The Indian 20th Infantry Division was a British Indian Army formation that gained distinction in World War II for its key role in the Burma Campaign against Japanese forces.
- 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: INA 1st Division Target entity description: The INA 1st Division was a key military formation of Subhas Chandra Bose’s Indian National Army, composed of several brigades that fought alongside Japanese forces against the British in Southeast Asia during World War II.
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A.
Indian 7th Infantry Division
The Indian 7th Infantry Division was a British Indian Army formation renowned for its pivotal role in the Burma Campaign of World War II, particularly in major operations against Japanese forces.
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B.
Indian 5th Infantry Division
The Indian 5th Infantry Division was a distinguished British Indian Army formation in World War II, noted for its pivotal combat role in the Burma Campaign and other major operations in the Middle East and East Africa.
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C.
Indian 4th Infantry Division
The Indian 4th Infantry Division was a renowned British Indian Army formation of World War II, noted for its pivotal combat role in North Africa, East Africa, and the Italian campaign.
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D.
Indian 2nd Infantry Division
The Indian 2nd Infantry Division was a British Indian Army formation that saw significant combat service in the Burma Campaign of World War II.
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E.
Indian 20th Infantry Division
The Indian 20th Infantry Division was a British Indian Army formation that gained distinction in World War II for its key role in the Burma Campaign against Japanese forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
formation of the Indian National Army
ⓘ
military division ⓘ |
| allegiance | Indian National Army ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Empire of Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Imperial Japan
Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Azad Hind Government
ⓘ
Indian independence movement ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Subhas Chandra Bose ⓘ |
| composedOf |
Indian volunteers
ⓘ
former British Indian Army prisoners of war ⓘ |
| conflict |
Allied Burma Campaign
ⓘ
linked to:
Burma campaign
Burma Campaign ⓘ
linked to:
Burma campaign
World War II ⓘ |
| country |
Provisional Government of Free India
ⓘ
linked to:
Azad Hind Government
|
| foughtIn |
Battle of Kohima region
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Kohima
Imphal Campaign ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Imphal
operations along the Indo-Burma border ⓘ |
| garrison |
Burma (wartime deployment area)
ⓘ
linked to:
Burma campaign
|
| hasPart |
Azad Brigade
ⓘ
Gandhi Brigade ⓘ Nehru Brigade ⓘ Subhas Brigade ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
major combat formation of the Indian National Army
ⓘ
symbol of armed resistance to British rule ⓘ |
| ideology |
Indian nationalism
ⓘ
anti-colonialism ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand |
English
ⓘ
Hindustani ⓘ |
| notableCommander | Subhas Chandra Bose ⓘ |
| objective |
fight British rule in India
ⓘ
support Japanese advance towards India ⓘ |
| opponent |
Allied forces in Southeast Asia
ⓘ
linked to:
South East Asia Command
British Empire ⓘ British Indian Army ⓘ |
| partOf | Indian National Army ⓘ |
| role |
combat formation
ⓘ
frontline unit ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Headquarters of the Indian National Army
ⓘ
linked to:
Indian National Army
|
| supportedBy | Japanese logistics ⓘ |
| theater |
Burma
ⓘ
linked to:
Myanmar
India–Burma frontier ⓘ
linked to:
Burma Front
Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1940s
ⓘ
World War II era ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: INA 1st Division Description of subject: The INA 1st Division was a key military formation of Subhas Chandra Bose’s Indian National Army, composed of several brigades that fought alongside Japanese forces against the British in Southeast Asia during World War II.
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