XVII Corps (British Indian Army)
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XVII Corps (British Indian Army) was a World War II field corps of the British Indian Army that served under Allied command in the Southeast Asian theater, particularly in the Burma Campaign.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| XVII Corps (British Indian Army) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3896739 — 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: XVII Corps (British Indian Army) Context triple: [South East Asia Command, subordinateFormation, XVII Corps (British Indian Army)]
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A.
XV Corps (British India)
XV Corps (British India) was a British Indian Army corps-level formation that served in the Burma Campaign during World War II as part of the Fourteenth Army.
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B.
Indian 17th Infantry Division
The Indian 17th Infantry Division was a British Indian Army formation that gained distinction in World War II for its pivotal role in the Burma Campaign against Japanese forces.
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C.
XXXIII Corps (British India)
XXXIII Corps (British India) was a British Indian Army corps-level formation that served under the Fourteenth Army in the Burma Campaign during World War II.
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D.
IV Corps (British India)
IV Corps (British India) was a major British Indian Army field formation that played a key role in the Burma Campaign of World War II under the Fourteenth Army.
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E.
8th Indian Division
The 8th Indian Division was a British Indian Army infantry division that saw extensive combat in World War II, particularly in the North African and Italian campaigns.
- 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: XVII Corps (British Indian Army) Target entity description: XVII Corps (British Indian Army) was a World War II field corps of the British Indian Army that served under Allied command in the Southeast Asian theater, particularly in the Burma Campaign.
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A.
XV Corps (British India)
XV Corps (British India) was a British Indian Army corps-level formation that served in the Burma Campaign during World War II as part of the Fourteenth Army.
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B.
Indian 17th Infantry Division
The Indian 17th Infantry Division was a British Indian Army formation that gained distinction in World War II for its pivotal role in the Burma Campaign against Japanese forces.
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C.
XXXIII Corps (British India)
XXXIII Corps (British India) was a British Indian Army corps-level formation that served under the Fourteenth Army in the Burma Campaign during World War II.
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D.
IV Corps (British India)
IV Corps (British India) was a major British Indian Army field formation that played a key role in the Burma Campaign of World War II under the Fourteenth Army.
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E.
8th Indian Division
The 8th Indian Division was a British Indian Army infantry division that saw extensive combat in World War II, particularly in the North African and Italian campaigns.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
army corps
ⓘ
field corps ⓘ military unit ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Allied forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Allied powers
|
| branch | land forces ⓘ |
| commandStructure | British Indian Army corps-level formation ⓘ |
| conflict |
Burma campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
Burma Campaign
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| corpsLevel | field corps ⓘ |
| country | British India ⓘ |
| engagement |
Allied campaign to retake Burma
ⓘ
operations in Burma ⓘ |
| garrisonLocation | British India ⓘ |
| geographicFocus |
Burma region
ⓘ
Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| hasName | XVII Corps ⓘ |
| hasNumericalDesignation | 17 ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
World War II era
|
| militaryBranch | army ⓘ |
| militaryFunction | coordination of multiple divisions ⓘ |
| notableTheater |
Myanmar
ⓘ
surface form:
Burma
|
| operatedUnderCommandOf |
Allied Land Forces in South-East Asia
ⓘ
surface form:
Allied Land Forces South East Asia
Fourteenth Army ⓘ
surface form:
British Fourteenth Army
|
| participatedIn | Allied operations in Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| partOf | British Indian Army ⓘ |
| primaryOpponent |
Imperial Japanese Army
ⓘ
Japanese forces in Burma ⓘ |
| role | field corps headquarters ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | British Indian Army ⓘ |
| side | Allies of World War II ⓘ |
| status | disbanded ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
South-East Asian theatre of World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Southeast Asian theater of World War II
|
| type | corps-level formation ⓘ |
| usedBy | British Indian Army ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: XVII Corps (British Indian Army) Description of subject: XVII Corps (British Indian Army) was a World War II field corps of the British Indian Army that served under Allied command in the Southeast Asian theater, particularly in the Burma Campaign.
Referenced by (1)
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