Kawaguchi Detachment
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The Kawaguchi Detachment was a Japanese Imperial Army force led by Major General Kiyotake Kawaguchi that fought in the Guadalcanal Campaign during World War II, most notably in a major night assault against U.S. Marine positions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kawaguchi Detachment canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10887786 — 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: Kawaguchi Detachment Context triple: [Lunga Ridge, attackedBy, Kawaguchi Detachment]
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Kamo Detachment
Kamo Detachment was a covert Japanese military unit of the Imperial Army’s notorious Unit 731, involved in human experimentation and biological warfare during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II.
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B.
Japanese 3rd Special Base Force
The Japanese 3rd Special Base Force was an Imperial Japanese Navy garrison and defense unit responsible for coastal and island fortifications in the central Pacific during World War II.
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C.
Japanese 33rd Division
The Japanese 33rd Division was an Imperial Japanese Army infantry division that fought primarily in the Burma Campaign of World War II, including major engagements against British and Chinese forces.
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D.
Japanese 55th Division
The Japanese 55th Division was an Imperial Japanese Army infantry division that fought in the Burma Campaign of World War II, notably participating in early offensives against Allied forces in 1942.
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E.
Japanese 228th Infantry Regiment
The Japanese 228th Infantry Regiment was an Imperial Japanese Army unit that took part in World War II campaigns in the Pacific, including operations in Southeast Asia.
- 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: Kawaguchi Detachment Target entity description: The Kawaguchi Detachment was a Japanese Imperial Army force led by Major General Kiyotake Kawaguchi that fought in the Guadalcanal Campaign during World War II, most notably in a major night assault against U.S. Marine positions.
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A.
Kamo Detachment
Kamo Detachment was a covert Japanese military unit of the Imperial Army’s notorious Unit 731, involved in human experimentation and biological warfare during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II.
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B.
Japanese 3rd Special Base Force
The Japanese 3rd Special Base Force was an Imperial Japanese Navy garrison and defense unit responsible for coastal and island fortifications in the central Pacific during World War II.
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C.
Japanese 33rd Division
The Japanese 33rd Division was an Imperial Japanese Army infantry division that fought primarily in the Burma Campaign of World War II, including major engagements against British and Chinese forces.
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D.
Japanese 55th Division
The Japanese 55th Division was an Imperial Japanese Army infantry division that fought in the Burma Campaign of World War II, notably participating in early offensives against Allied forces in 1942.
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E.
Japanese 228th Infantry Regiment
The Japanese 228th Infantry Regiment was an Imperial Japanese Army unit that took part in World War II campaigns in the Pacific, including operations in Southeast Asia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Army unit
ⓘ
military detachment ⓘ |
| allegiance | Imperial Japanese Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander | Kiyotake Kawaguchi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composition |
artillery elements
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infantry units ⓘ support troops ⓘ |
| conflict |
Guadalcanal Campaign
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| country |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| engagement | Battle of Edson's Ridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| faced | 1st Marine Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationOfActivity |
Guadalcanal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Solomon Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Japanese Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Kiyotake Kawaguchi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | night assault against U.S. Marine positions on Guadalcanal ⓘ |
| objective | recapture Henderson Field ⓘ |
| opponent |
United States Marine Corps
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Seventeenth Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | defeat at Battle of Edson's Ridge ⓘ |
| role | offensive ground force ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance | failed attempt to drive U.S. forces from Guadalcanal ⓘ |
| theater | Pacific War ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1942 ⓘ |
| typeOfOperation | night assault ⓘ |
| usedTactics |
frontal assault
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jungle infiltration ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kawaguchi Detachment Description of subject: The Kawaguchi Detachment was a Japanese Imperial Army force led by Major General Kiyotake Kawaguchi that fought in the Guadalcanal Campaign during World War II, most notably in a major night assault against U.S. Marine positions.
Referenced by (1)
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