Hellfire Pass
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Hellfire Pass is a notorious and rugged cutting on the Thai–Burma Railway, remembered for the extreme suffering and loss of life endured by Allied prisoners of war and Asian laborers during its construction in World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hellfire Pass canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2899400 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hellfire Pass Context triple: [Burma Railway, notableSection, Hellfire Pass]
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A.
Forbidden Mountain
Forbidden Mountain is the fictional, treacherous Himalayan peak that serves as the central setting and mythical backdrop for Disney's Expedition Everest roller coaster.
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B.
Avalanche Pass
Avalanche Pass is a rugged mountain pass in New York’s Adirondack High Peaks region, known for its dramatic cliffs, narrow corridor, and popular backcountry hiking route between Marcy Dam and Lake Colden.
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C.
Avalanche Pass
Avalanche Pass is a high mountain pass in California’s Sierra Nevada, traversing the rugged terrain of the Great Western Divide and serving as a route for backcountry hikers.
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D.
Howling Peaks
Howling Peaks is a mountainous, wind-swept DLC expansion for Minecraft Dungeons featuring new levels, enemies, and gear themed around stormy highland environments.
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E.
Thunderbolt Peak
Thunderbolt Peak is a prominent, rugged summit in California’s Sierra Nevada, popular with climbers and often climbed in conjunction with nearby North Palisade.
- 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: Hellfire Pass Target entity description: Hellfire Pass is a notorious and rugged cutting on the Thai–Burma Railway, remembered for the extreme suffering and loss of life endured by Allied prisoners of war and Asian laborers during its construction in World War II.
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A.
Forbidden Mountain
Forbidden Mountain is the fictional, treacherous Himalayan peak that serves as the central setting and mythical backdrop for Disney's Expedition Everest roller coaster.
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B.
Avalanche Pass
Avalanche Pass is a rugged mountain pass in New York’s Adirondack High Peaks region, known for its dramatic cliffs, narrow corridor, and popular backcountry hiking route between Marcy Dam and Lake Colden.
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C.
Avalanche Pass
Avalanche Pass is a high mountain pass in California’s Sierra Nevada, traversing the rugged terrain of the Great Western Divide and serving as a route for backcountry hikers.
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D.
Howling Peaks
Howling Peaks is a mountainous, wind-swept DLC expansion for Minecraft Dungeons featuring new levels, enemies, and gear themed around stormy highland environments.
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E.
Thunderbolt Peak
Thunderbolt Peak is a prominent, rugged summit in California’s Sierra Nevada, popular with climbers and often climbed in conjunction with nearby North Palisade.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic site
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railway cutting ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Gaillard Cut
ⓘ
surface form:
Konyu Cutting
|
| associatedWith |
American prisoners of war
ⓘ
Australian prisoners of war ⓘ British prisoners of war ⓘ Dutch prisoners of war ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Allied prisoners of war who died on Thai–Burma Railway
ⓘ
Asian laborers who died on Thai–Burma Railway ⓘ |
| constructedBy | Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ |
| constructedDuring | World War II ⓘ |
| constructedWithLaborFrom |
Allied prisoners of war
ⓘ
Asian civilian laborers ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod |
1942
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1943 ⓘ |
| country | Thailand ⓘ |
| currentUse | memorial and historical walking trail ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
interpretive signage along trail
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rocky cutting through solid rock ⓘ steep walls ⓘ |
| hasMemorial |
Hellfire Pass Memorial Museum
ⓘ
walking trail along former railway alignment ⓘ |
| knownFor |
extreme suffering of laborers
ⓘ
high death toll during construction ⓘ |
| laborConditions |
brutal treatment
ⓘ
disease ⓘ forced labor ⓘ malnutrition ⓘ |
| length | approximately 500 meters ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kanchanaburi Province
ⓘ
Thailand ⓘ |
| maximumDepth | about 26 meters ⓘ |
| memorialOpenedBy | Australian government ⓘ |
| memorialPurpose |
education about Thai–Burma Railway history
ⓘ
remembrance of victims of forced labor ⓘ |
| namedAfter | appearance of night work by torchlight resembling hellfire ⓘ |
| near |
Khwae Noi River
ⓘ
Khwae Noi River ⓘ
surface form:
Sai Yok
|
| operatedBy | Office of Australian War Graves ⓘ |
| partOf |
Burma Railway
ⓘ
surface form:
Death Railway
Burma Railway ⓘ
surface form:
Thai–Burma Railway
|
| railwayBuiltFor | Japanese military supply route between Thailand and Burma ⓘ |
| railwayStatus | railway tracks removed after World War II ⓘ |
| region |
Western Thailand
ⓘ
surface form:
western Thailand
|
| significance | symbol of wartime atrocities in Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| tourismType |
heritage tourism site
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war tourism site ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Hellfire Pass Description of subject: Hellfire Pass is a notorious and rugged cutting on the Thai–Burma Railway, remembered for the extreme suffering and loss of life endured by Allied prisoners of war and Asian laborers during its construction in World War II.
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