British Eastern Army
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The British Eastern Army was a major British Indian Army formation responsible for conducting operations in the Burma and Eastern India theaters during World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| British Eastern Army canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6058556 — 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.
Target entity: British Eastern Army Context triple: [Burma Corps, subordinateTo, British Eastern Army]
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Royal Naval Division
The Royal Naval Division was a unique First World War fighting formation of the British Royal Navy that served as infantry on land, notably at Gallipoli and on the Western Front.
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Anglo-Egyptian army
The Anglo-Egyptian army was the joint British- and Egyptian-commanded military force that operated in Sudan during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, playing a central role in imperial campaigns and colonial control in the region.
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Mediterranean Expeditionary Force
The Mediterranean Expeditionary Force was a British-led World War I field army formed to conduct the Gallipoli Campaign and related operations in the eastern Mediterranean.
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British Egyptian Expeditionary Force
The British Egyptian Expeditionary Force was a British-led military formation in the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I, responsible for major campaigns in Sinai, Palestine, and surrounding regions.
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E.
British Forces South Atlantic Islands
British Forces South Atlantic Islands is the United Kingdom’s permanent joint military command responsible for defending the Falkland Islands, South Georgia, and the South Sandwich Islands and supporting regional security in the South Atlantic.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: British Eastern Army Target entity description: The British Eastern Army was a major British Indian Army formation responsible for conducting operations in the Burma and Eastern India theaters during World War II.
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A.
Royal Naval Division
The Royal Naval Division was a unique First World War fighting formation of the British Royal Navy that served as infantry on land, notably at Gallipoli and on the Western Front.
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B.
Anglo-Egyptian army
The Anglo-Egyptian army was the joint British- and Egyptian-commanded military force that operated in Sudan during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, playing a central role in imperial campaigns and colonial control in the region.
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C.
Mediterranean Expeditionary Force
The Mediterranean Expeditionary Force was a British-led World War I field army formed to conduct the Gallipoli Campaign and related operations in the eastern Mediterranean.
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British Egyptian Expeditionary Force
The British Egyptian Expeditionary Force was a British-led military formation in the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I, responsible for major campaigns in Sinai, Palestine, and surrounding regions.
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E.
British Forces South Atlantic Islands
British Forces South Atlantic Islands is the United Kingdom’s permanent joint military command responsible for defending the Falkland Islands, South Georgia, and the South Sandwich Islands and supporting regional security in the South Atlantic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Indian Army formation
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field army ⓘ |
| activeDuring |
1942
ⓘ
1943 ⓘ 1944 ⓘ 1945 ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Allied forces
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British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | land forces ⓘ |
| composedOf |
Allied support units
ⓘ
British Army units ⓘ British Indian Army units ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
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surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | British India ⓘ |
| engagement |
Arakan Campaigns
NERFINISHED
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Burma Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ defence of Eastern India ⓘ |
| garrison | Eastern India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | operations in the Burma and Eastern India theaters during World War II ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Arakan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Assam NERFINISHED ⓘ Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ Burma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent |
Imperial Japanese Army
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Japanese Burma Area Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
British Army in the Second World War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Indian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
defence of Eastern India against Japanese advances
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offensive operations into Burma ⓘ |
| role |
conducting operations in the Burma theater
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conducting operations in the Eastern India theater ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Commander-in-Chief India
NERFINISHED
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General Headquarters India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theater |
Burma
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eastern India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: British Eastern Army Description of subject: The British Eastern Army was a major British Indian Army formation responsible for conducting operations in the Burma and Eastern India theaters during World War II.
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