Battle of the Admin Box
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The Battle of the Admin Box was a pivotal 1944 engagement in the Burma campaign of World War II, where Allied forces successfully withstood and repelled a major Japanese offensive in the Arakan region, marking a turning point in the fighting in Southeast Asia.
All labels observed (1)
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| Battle of the Admin Box canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T489344 — 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: Battle of the Admin Box Context triple: [Burma campaign, hasPart, Battle of the Admin Box]
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A.
Battle of the Pockets
The Battle of the Pockets was a series of intense engagements during the early World War II fighting on Bataan in which U.S. and Filipino forces contained and destroyed Japanese penetrations in their defensive lines.
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B.
Plan of Attack
Plan of Attack is a nonfiction book by investigative journalist Bob Woodward that examines the Bush administration’s decision-making and strategy leading up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
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C.
Revenge of the Hackers
Revenge of the Hackers is an essay by open-source advocate Eric S. Raymond that chronicles the rise of the open-source movement and the cultural shift it brought to the software industry.
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D.
Blitz
The Blitz was the sustained German bombing campaign against the United Kingdom, particularly London, during 1940–1941 in World War II.
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E.
Defiance Campaign
The Defiance Campaign was a major 1952 mass civil disobedience movement in apartheid-era South Africa, led by the African National Congress and allied organizations, to protest unjust segregation laws through nonviolent resistance.
- 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: Battle of the Admin Box Target entity description: The Battle of the Admin Box was a pivotal 1944 engagement in the Burma campaign of World War II, where Allied forces successfully withstood and repelled a major Japanese offensive in the Arakan region, marking a turning point in the fighting in Southeast Asia.
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A.
Battle of the Pockets
The Battle of the Pockets was a series of intense engagements during the early World War II fighting on Bataan in which U.S. and Filipino forces contained and destroyed Japanese penetrations in their defensive lines.
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B.
Plan of Attack
Plan of Attack is a nonfiction book by investigative journalist Bob Woodward that examines the Bush administration’s decision-making and strategy leading up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
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C.
Revenge of the Hackers
Revenge of the Hackers is an essay by open-source advocate Eric S. Raymond that chronicles the rise of the open-source movement and the cultural shift it brought to the software industry.
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D.
Blitz
The Blitz was the sustained German bombing campaign against the United Kingdom, particularly London, during 1940–1941 in World War II.
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E.
Defiance Campaign
The Defiance Campaign was a major 1952 mass civil disobedience movement in apartheid-era South Africa, led by the African National Congress and allied organizations, to protest unjust segregation laws through nonviolent resistance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Ngakyedauk Pass ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British Empire
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British Indian Army ⓘ Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ Japan ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| combatType |
jungle warfare
ⓘ
land battle ⓘ |
| conflict |
Burma campaign
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| countryInvolved | India ⓘ |
| endDate | 1944-02-23 ⓘ |
| followedBy | subsequent Allied advances in Arakan ⓘ |
| front |
Burma campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
Arakan front
|
| historicalEra |
20th century
ⓘ
Pacific War ⓘ
surface form:
World War II in Asia
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| involves |
Allied forces
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Japanese forces ⓘ |
| location |
Arakan
ⓘ
Myanmar ⓘ
surface form:
Burma
Myanmar ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
Allied forces held defensive box position instead of retreating
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Japanese forces attempted infiltration and encirclement tactics ⓘ reliance on air supply by Allied forces ⓘ |
| outcome | Japanese offensive repelled ⓘ |
| partOf |
Burma campaign
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
World War II ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Burma campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
First Arakan campaign
|
| region |
South Asia
ⓘ
Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| result | Allied victory ⓘ |
| significance |
first major defeat of Japanese tactics in the Arakan by Allied forces
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turning point in the Burma campaign ⓘ |
| startDate | 1944-02-05 ⓘ |
| strategicEffect |
boosted Allied morale in Burma
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undermined Japanese reputation for invincibility in jungle warfare ⓘ |
| tacticsUsedByAllies |
air resupply
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close air support ⓘ static defence in fortified administrative box ⓘ |
| tacticsUsedByJapan |
cutting supply lines
ⓘ
encirclement ⓘ infiltration ⓘ |
| theatre |
South-East Asian theatre of World War II
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surface form:
Southeast Asian theatre of World War II
|
| timePeriod | February 1944 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of the Admin Box Description of subject: The Battle of the Admin Box was a pivotal 1944 engagement in the Burma campaign of World War II, where Allied forces successfully withstood and repelled a major Japanese offensive in the Arakan region, marking a turning point in the fighting in Southeast Asia.
Referenced by (6)
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