48th Indian Infantry Brigade
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The 48th Indian Infantry Brigade was a World War II-era infantry formation of the British Indian Army that served as part of the 17th Indian Infantry Division in the Burma Campaign.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 48th Indian Infantry Brigade canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12656292 — 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: 48th Indian Infantry Brigade Context triple: [Indian 17th Infantry Division, componentUnit, 48th Indian Infantry Brigade]
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45th Indian Infantry Brigade
The 45th Indian Infantry Brigade was a British Indian Army formation that fought in the early stages of the Second World War, notably in the Malayan Campaign against Japanese forces.
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B.
77th Indian Infantry Brigade
The 77th Indian Infantry Brigade, better known as the Chindits, was a British-Indian long-range penetration unit that conducted deep-penetration jungle warfare operations behind Japanese lines in Burma during World War II.
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C.
21st Indian Infantry Brigade
The 21st Indian Infantry Brigade was a British Indian Army formation that served in the Middle East during the Second World War, participating in key campaigns against Axis and Vichy French forces.
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D.
11th Indian Infantry Brigade
The 11th Indian Infantry Brigade was a World War II-era formation of the British Indian Army that served as a key combat brigade in campaigns such as North Africa and the Middle East.
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E.
111th Indian Infantry Brigade
The 111th Indian Infantry Brigade was a British Indian Army formation that served as a long-range penetration (Chindit) brigade in Burma during World War II.
- 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: 48th Indian Infantry Brigade Target entity description: The 48th Indian Infantry Brigade was a World War II-era infantry formation of the British Indian Army that served as part of the 17th Indian Infantry Division in the Burma Campaign.
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A.
45th Indian Infantry Brigade
The 45th Indian Infantry Brigade was a British Indian Army formation that fought in the early stages of the Second World War, notably in the Malayan Campaign against Japanese forces.
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B.
77th Indian Infantry Brigade
The 77th Indian Infantry Brigade, better known as the Chindits, was a British-Indian long-range penetration unit that conducted deep-penetration jungle warfare operations behind Japanese lines in Burma during World War II.
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C.
21st Indian Infantry Brigade
The 21st Indian Infantry Brigade was a British Indian Army formation that served in the Middle East during the Second World War, participating in key campaigns against Axis and Vichy French forces.
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D.
11th Indian Infantry Brigade
The 11th Indian Infantry Brigade was a World War II-era formation of the British Indian Army that served as a key combat brigade in campaigns such as North Africa and the Middle East.
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E.
111th Indian Infantry Brigade
The 111th Indian Infantry Brigade was a British Indian Army formation that served as a long-range penetration (Chindit) brigade in Burma during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
formation of the British Indian Army
ⓘ
infantry brigade ⓘ military unit ⓘ |
| allegiance | British Indian Army ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Allied forces in World War II ⓘ |
| branch | Indian Army ⓘ |
| conflict |
Burma Campaign
ⓘ
linked to:
Burma campaign
Second World War ⓘ
linked to:
World War II
|
| country | British India ⓘ |
| era | World War II ⓘ |
| higherCommand |
British Fourteenth Army
ⓘ
linked to:
Fourteenth Army
|
| militaryBranch | land forces ⓘ |
| notableFor | service in the Burma Campaign ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
British India
ⓘ
Burma ⓘ
linked to:
Myanmar
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| partOf | 17th Indian Infantry Division ⓘ |
| role | infantry operations ⓘ |
| side | Allies of World War II ⓘ |
| theatre | South-East Asian theatre of World War II ⓘ |
| type | infantry ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 48th Indian Infantry Brigade Description of subject: The 48th Indian Infantry Brigade was a World War II-era infantry formation of the British Indian Army that served as part of the 17th Indian Infantry Division in the Burma Campaign.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.