2nd Infantry Division (Japan)
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The 2nd Infantry Division (Japan) was an elite Imperial Japanese Army formation that saw extensive combat in the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Pacific Theater of World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 2nd Infantry Division (Japan) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2586833 — 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: 2nd Infantry Division (Japan) Context triple: [Battle for Henderson Field, notableUnit, 2nd Infantry Division (Japan)]
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A.
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.
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B.
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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C.
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.
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D.
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.
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E.
Japanese 25th Army
The Japanese 25th Army was an Imperial Japanese Army formation best known for leading the rapid conquest of Malaya and Singapore during 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: 2nd Infantry Division (Japan) Target entity description: The 2nd Infantry Division (Japan) was an elite Imperial Japanese Army formation that saw extensive combat in the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Pacific Theater of World War II.
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A.
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.
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B.
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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C.
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.
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D.
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.
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E.
Japanese 25th Army
The Japanese 25th Army was an Imperial Japanese Army formation best known for leading the rapid conquest of Malaya and Singapore during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Army division
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infantry division ⓘ |
| allegiance | Emperor of Japan ⓘ |
| commandStructure | various Japanese area armies ⓘ |
| component |
artillery regiment
ⓘ
engineer units ⓘ infantry regiments ⓘ transport units ⓘ |
| conflict |
Battle of Bataan
ⓘ
Battle of Biak ⓘ Battle of Changsha ⓘ U.S. invasion of Leyte ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Leyte
Battle of Luzon ⓘ Battle of Nanjing ⓘ Battle of Khalkhin Gol ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Nomonhan
Battle of Okinawa ⓘ Battle of Shanghai (1937) ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Shanghai
New Guinea campaign ⓘ Pacific War ⓘ Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ⓘ Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) ⓘ
surface form:
Second Sino-Japanese War
Soviet–Japanese border conflicts ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| country |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
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| disbanded | after World War II ⓘ |
| engagement |
defensive operations late in World War II
ⓘ
invasion of the Philippines (1941) ⓘ operations in New Guinea ⓘ |
| formationDate |
Meiji era
ⓘ
surface form:
Meiji period
|
| garrison | Sendai ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 20th century ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | Japanese ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ |
| militaryFormationOf |
Imperial Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Japan in World War II
|
| nickname | Crescent Moon Division ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic | considered one of the better-trained divisions of the Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ |
| notableFor |
participation in early campaigns in China
ⓘ
participation in major Pacific War battles ⓘ |
| partOf | Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ |
| role | elite infantry formation ⓘ |
| status | disbanded ⓘ |
| theater |
Pacific Theater of Operations
ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific Theater of World War II
Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) ⓘ
surface form:
Second Sino-Japanese War
|
| type | infantry ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 2nd Infantry Division (Japan) Description of subject: The 2nd Infantry Division (Japan) was an elite Imperial Japanese Army formation that saw extensive combat in the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Pacific Theater of World War II.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.