Japanese 35th Army
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The Japanese 35th Army was a World War II Imperial Japanese Army formation that defended the southern Philippines, particularly during the later stages of the Pacific campaign.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Japanese 35th Army canonical | 2 |
| Japanese 35th Infantry Brigade | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1942367 — 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 35th Army Context triple: [Battle of Mindanao (1945), militaryUnitInvolved, Japanese 35th Army]
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A.
Japanese 38th Army
The Japanese 38th Army was a World War II Imperial Japanese Army formation active in Southeast Asia, particularly noted for its role in occupying and later seizing control of French Indochina.
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B.
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.
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C.
Japanese Seventeenth Army
The Japanese Seventeenth Army was a World War II Imperial Japanese Army formation that defended parts of the Southwest Pacific, notably Borneo, against advancing Allied forces in 1945.
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D.
Japanese 3rd Division
The Japanese 3rd Division was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army that played a major combat role in the Second Sino-Japanese War and other campaigns during the early 20th century.
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E.
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.
- 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 35th Army Target entity description: The Japanese 35th Army was a World War II Imperial Japanese Army formation that defended the southern Philippines, particularly during the later stages of the Pacific campaign.
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A.
Japanese 38th Army
The Japanese 38th Army was a World War II Imperial Japanese Army formation active in Southeast Asia, particularly noted for its role in occupying and later seizing control of French Indochina.
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B.
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.
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C.
Japanese Seventeenth Army
The Japanese Seventeenth Army was a World War II Imperial Japanese Army formation that defended parts of the Southwest Pacific, notably Borneo, against advancing Allied forces in 1945.
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D.
Japanese 3rd Division
The Japanese 3rd Division was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army that played a major combat role in the Second Sino-Japanese War and other campaigns during the early 20th century.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Army formation
ⓘ
field army ⓘ |
| allegiance | Emperor of Japan ⓘ |
| areaOfOperations |
Bohol Island
ⓘ
surface form:
Bohol
Cebu ⓘ Leyte ⓘ Mindanao ⓘ Negros Island ⓘ
surface form:
Negros
Philippines ⓘ southern Philippines ⓘ |
| branch | Army ⓘ |
| composition |
independent mixed brigades
ⓘ
infantry divisions ⓘ support units ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| disbandedOn | 1945-08-15 ⓘ |
| doctrine | defense in depth ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
U.S. invasion of Leyte
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Leyte
Battle of Mindanao (1945) ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Mindanao
Battle of the Philippines (1944–1945) ⓘ
surface form:
Philippines campaign (1944–1945)
|
| formedOn | 1944-07-26 ⓘ |
| garrison |
Cebu
ⓘ
Mindanao ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Cebu
ⓘ
Mindanao ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| languageOfCommand | Japanese ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Gyosaku Morozumi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jiro Harada NERFINISHED ⓘ Sosaku Suzuki ⓘ |
| partOf | Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ |
| primaryOpponent |
Philippine Commonwealth Army
ⓘ
Philippine guerrilla forces ⓘ United States Army ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ |
| role | defense of the southern Philippines ⓘ |
| statusAfterWar | surrendered ⓘ |
| strategy | prolonged attritional defense ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Japanese Fourteenth Area Army ⓘ |
| surrenderedIn | Philippines ⓘ |
| surrenderedTo | Allied forces ⓘ |
| task | delay Allied advance in the southern Philippines ⓘ |
| theater |
Pacific War
ⓘ
Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ⓘ
surface form:
Philippines campaign
|
| timePeriod |
Showa era
ⓘ
surface form:
Shōwa era
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Japanese 35th Army Description of subject: The Japanese 35th Army was a World War II Imperial Japanese Army formation that defended the southern Philippines, particularly during the later stages of the Pacific campaign.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Japanese 35th Infantry Brigade