Fourteenth Army
E60831
The Fourteenth Army was a major British-led Allied field army in World War II, best known for its pivotal role in defeating Japanese forces in the Burma campaign.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| British Fourteenth Army | 14 |
| Fourteenth Army canonical | 9 |
| 14th Army | 2 |
| Fourteenth Army (United Kingdom) | 2 |
| 14th Army (British) in Burma | 1 |
| 14th Army (United Kingdom) | 1 |
| Fourteenth Army (British) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T489370 — 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: Fourteenth Army Context triple: [Burma campaign, notableForce, Fourteenth Army]
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A.
4th Indian Division
The 4th Indian Division was a distinguished infantry formation of the British Indian Army that fought in key campaigns of the Second World War, particularly in North Africa, East Africa, and Italy.
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B.
Chinese 88th Division
The Chinese 88th Division was an elite National Revolutionary Army unit of the Republic of China, noted for its determined defense during early battles of the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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C.
Chinese 87th Division
The Chinese 87th Division was an elite National Revolutionary Army infantry unit of the Republic of China that played a prominent frontline role in major early battles against Japan during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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D.
4th Army
The 4th Army was a major field formation of the German Wehrmacht that took part in key early World War II campaigns, including the invasion of Poland.
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E.
10th Army
The 10th Army was a major German Wehrmacht field army that played a key role in early World War II campaigns, including the invasion of Poland.
- 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: Fourteenth Army Target entity description: The Fourteenth Army was a major British-led Allied field army in World War II, best known for its pivotal role in defeating Japanese forces in the Burma campaign.
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A.
4th Indian Division
The 4th Indian Division was a distinguished infantry formation of the British Indian Army that fought in key campaigns of the Second World War, particularly in North Africa, East Africa, and Italy.
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B.
Chinese 88th Division
The Chinese 88th Division was an elite National Revolutionary Army unit of the Republic of China, noted for its determined defense during early battles of the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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C.
Chinese 87th Division
The Chinese 87th Division was an elite National Revolutionary Army infantry unit of the Republic of China that played a prominent frontline role in major early battles against Japan during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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D.
4th Army
The 4th Army was a major field formation of the German Wehrmacht that took part in key early World War II campaigns, including the invasion of Poland.
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E.
10th Army
The 10th Army was a major German Wehrmacht field army that played a key role in early World War II campaigns, including the invasion of Poland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Allied army formation
ⓘ
British Army formation ⓘ field army ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Allies of World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Allied powers
|
| areaOfOperations |
Myanmar
ⓘ
surface form:
Burma
India ⓘ Southeast Asia ⓘ
surface form:
South-East Asia
|
| branch | Army ⓘ |
| campaign | Allied reconquest of Burma ⓘ |
| commander |
William Slim
ⓘ
surface form:
Lieutenant-General William Slim
William Slim ⓘ
surface form:
William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim
|
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| disbandedIn | 1945 ⓘ |
| engagement |
Battle of Imphal
ⓘ
Battle of Kohima ⓘ Burma campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Burma campaign 1944–1945
|
| formedIn | 1943 ⓘ |
| foughtAlongside |
American forces in Burma
ⓘ
British Fourteenth Army Group units ⓘ Chinese forces in Burma ⓘ |
| garrisonOrHeadquarters | India ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | one of the largest Allied armies of World War II ⓘ |
| includedPersonnelFrom |
Africa
ⓘ
British Empire ⓘ India ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| nickname | Forgotten Army ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
1st Viscount Slim
ⓘ
surface form:
William Slim
|
| notableFor | defeating Japanese forces in the Burma campaign ⓘ |
| opponent |
Imperial Japanese Army
ⓘ
Japanese forces in Burma ⓘ |
| partOf |
Allied forces
ⓘ
British Army ⓘ |
| role | land warfare ⓘ |
| size | field army ⓘ |
| strength | over one million men at peak strength ⓘ |
| subordinateUnit |
African divisions
ⓘ
British divisions ⓘ IV Corps (British India) ⓘ Indian divisions ⓘ XV Corps (British India) ⓘ XXXIII Corps (British India) ⓘ |
| theatre |
Burma campaign
ⓘ
South-East Asian theatre of World War II ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fourteenth Army Description of subject: The Fourteenth Army was a major British-led Allied field army in World War II, best known for its pivotal role in defeating Japanese forces in the Burma campaign.
Referenced by (30)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
14th Army
this entity surface form:
Fourteenth Army (British)
this entity surface form:
British Fourteenth Army
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14th Army (United Kingdom)
this entity surface form:
British Fourteenth Army
this entity surface form:
14th Army
this entity surface form:
British Fourteenth Army
this entity surface form:
British Fourteenth Army
this entity surface form:
14th Army (British) in Burma
this entity surface form:
British Fourteenth Army
this entity surface form:
British Fourteenth Army
this entity surface form:
Fourteenth Army (United Kingdom)
this entity surface form:
Fourteenth Army (United Kingdom)
this entity surface form:
British Fourteenth Army
this entity surface form:
British Fourteenth Army
this entity surface form:
British Fourteenth Army
this entity surface form:
British Fourteenth Army
this entity surface form:
British Fourteenth Army
this entity surface form:
British Fourteenth Army
this entity surface form:
British Fourteenth Army