Japanese Fifteenth Army

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Imperial Japanese Army unit field army

The Japanese Fifteenth Army was a World War II Imperial Japanese Army formation primarily responsible for conducting operations in Burma and opposing Allied forces in the China-Burma-India theater.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Japanese Fifteenth Army canonical	10
Japanese 15th Army	2
Fifteenth Army of the Imperial Japanese Army	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T810442 — 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 Fifteenth Army
Context triple: [Chinese Expeditionary Force, opposedBy, Japanese Fifteenth Army]

A. Imperial Japanese Army 23rd Army
The Imperial Japanese Army 23rd Army was a World War II Japanese field army that conducted operations in southern China and Southeast Asia, including the invasion of Hong Kong.
B. Japanese 5th Division
The Japanese 5th Division was an Imperial Japanese Army infantry division that saw extensive combat in the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II, noted for its role in major early campaigns in China and Southeast Asia.
C. Japanese Central China Area Army
The Japanese Central China Area Army was a major Imperial Japanese Army formation responsible for conducting large-scale operations in central China during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
D. 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.
E. 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.
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 Fifteenth Army
Target entity description: The Japanese Fifteenth Army was a World War II Imperial Japanese Army formation primarily responsible for conducting operations in Burma and opposing Allied forces in the China-Burma-India theater.

A. Imperial Japanese Army 23rd Army
The Imperial Japanese Army 23rd Army was a World War II Japanese field army that conducted operations in southern China and Southeast Asia, including the invasion of Hong Kong.
B. Japanese 5th Division
The Japanese 5th Division was an Imperial Japanese Army infantry division that saw extensive combat in the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II, noted for its role in major early campaigns in China and Southeast Asia.
C. Japanese Central China Area Army
The Japanese Central China Area Army was a major Imperial Japanese Army formation responsible for conducting large-scale operations in central China during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
D. 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.
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (31)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Imperial Japanese Army unit ⓘ field army ⓘ
adversaryTheaterCommand	South East Asia Command ⓘ surface form: Allied South-East Asia Command
allegiance	Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ
belligerentIn	Burma campaign ⓘ surface form: Burma Campaign of World War II
conflict	World War II ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ surface form: Empire of Japan
engagement	land warfare in tropical and jungle terrain ⓘ
era	World War II ⓘ surface form: World War II era
front	Southeast Asian front of World War II ⓘ
historicalPeriod	20th century ⓘ
militaryBranch	Army ⓘ
notableOperation	invasion of Burma ⓘ operations against Allied lines of communication in Burma ⓘ
opposedBy	Allied forces ⓘ British Army ⓘ Central Army of the Kuomintang ⓘ surface form: Chinese Nationalist forces Indian Army ⓘ United States Armed Forces ⓘ surface form: United States forces
partOf	Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ
primaryAreaOfOperations	Myanmar ⓘ surface form: Burma
responsibleFor	conducting operations in Burma ⓘ opposing Allied forces in the China-Burma-India theater ⓘ
role	defensive ground operations in Burma ⓘ offensive ground operations in Burma ⓘ
status	disbanded ⓘ
strategicObjective	disrupting Allied supply routes to China ⓘ securing Japanese control over Burma ⓘ
theater	Burma campaign ⓘ surface form: Burma Campaign China Burma India Theater ⓘ surface form: China-Burma-India Theater
type	infantry-dominated field army ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chinese Expeditionary Force → opposedBy → Japanese Fifteenth Army ⓘ

Mutaguchi Renya → associatedWith → Japanese Fifteenth Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fifteenth Army of the Imperial Japanese Army

Battle of Imphal → opponent → Japanese Fifteenth Army ⓘ

Battle of Imphal → involvedForce → Japanese Fifteenth Army ⓘ

Operation U-Go → militaryUnit → Japanese Fifteenth Army ⓘ

Battle of Yenangyaung → hasParticipant → Japanese Fifteenth Army ⓘ

Burma Corps → engagedAgainst → Japanese Fifteenth Army ⓘ

U-Go offensive → belligerent → Japanese Fifteenth Army ⓘ

IV Corps (British India) → primaryOpponent → Japanese Fifteenth Army ⓘ

Renya Mutaguchi → associatedWith → Japanese Fifteenth Army ⓘ

Indian 19th Infantry Division → opponent → Japanese Fifteenth Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: Japanese 15th Army

Indian 7th Infantry Division → primaryEnemy → Japanese Fifteenth Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: Japanese 15th Army

British IV Corps → primaryEnemy → Japanese Fifteenth Army ⓘ

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