Japanese Third Army
E331722
The Japanese Third Army was a field army of the Imperial Japanese Army that played a major role in the Russo-Japanese War, particularly in large-scale operations in Manchuria.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Japanese 3rd Army | 1 |
| Japanese Third Army canonical | 1 |
| Third Army (Imperial Japanese Army) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3116545 — 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 Third Army Context triple: [Battle of Mukden, involved, Japanese Third Army]
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A.
Japanese Second Army
The Japanese Second Army was a major field formation of the Imperial Japanese Army that played a key role in several late 19th- and early 20th-century conflicts, including the Russo-Japanese War.
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B.
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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C.
Japanese 35th Army
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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D.
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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E.
Japanese Fifteenth 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.
- 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 Third Army Target entity description: The Japanese Third Army was a field army of the Imperial Japanese Army that played a major role in the Russo-Japanese War, particularly in large-scale operations in Manchuria.
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A.
Japanese Second Army
The Japanese Second Army was a major field formation of the Imperial Japanese Army that played a key role in several late 19th- and early 20th-century conflicts, including the Russo-Japanese War.
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B.
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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C.
Japanese 35th Army
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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D.
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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E.
Japanese Fifteenth 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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Army formation
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field army ⓘ |
| allegiance | Emperor of Japan ⓘ |
| belligerentSide | Japan ⓘ |
| commandStructure |
Japanese Kwantung Army
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surface form:
Japanese Manchurian Army
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| conflict | Russo-Japanese War ⓘ |
| country |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
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| designation | Third Army ⓘ |
| engagementType | large-scale land battles ⓘ |
| era |
Meiji era
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surface form:
Meiji period
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| geopoliticalContext | Japanese expansion in Northeast Asia ⓘ |
| historicalRegionOfOperations |
Manchuria
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Northeast Asia ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | contributed to Japanese victory over Russia in Manchuria ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | Japanese ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Army ⓘ |
| militaryFunction | front-line combat formation ⓘ |
| notableCampaign |
Eastern Front of the Russo-Japanese War
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surface form:
Manchurian campaign of the Russo-Japanese War
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| notableFor | large-scale operations in Manchuria ⓘ |
| opponent | Imperial Russian Army ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Russian Manchurian Army ⓘ |
| partOf | Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ |
| role | offensive field army ⓘ |
| service | land warfare ⓘ |
| theater |
満州戦線
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surface form:
Manchurian front
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| type | numbered army ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Japanese Third Army Description of subject: The Japanese Third Army was a field army of the Imperial Japanese Army that played a major role in the Russo-Japanese War, particularly in large-scale operations in Manchuria.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Third Army (Imperial Japanese Army)
this entity surface form:
Japanese 3rd Army