Operation Longcloth
E102698
Operation Longcloth was a 1943 long-range penetration raid by British Chindit forces behind Japanese lines in Burma during World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Operation Longcloth canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Operation Longcloth Context triple: [Chindits, notableOperation, Operation Longcloth]
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A.
Operation Crossbow
Operation Crossbow was a World War II Allied campaign of intelligence, bombing, and reconnaissance aimed at locating and destroying German V-weapon (V-1 and V-2) research, production, and launch sites.
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B.
Operation Whirlwind
Operation Whirlwind was the codename for the large-scale Soviet military intervention that crushed the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 and reasserted Soviet control over Hungary.
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C.
Operation Wilfred
Operation Wilfred was a British World War II naval operation in April 1940 aimed at mining Norwegian coastal waters to disrupt German access to Swedish iron ore, helping trigger the subsequent German invasion of Norway and battles such as Narvik.
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D.
Operation Granby
Operation Granby was the codename for the United Kingdom’s military campaign during the 1990–1991 Gulf War against Iraq.
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E.
Operation Anadyr
Operation Anadyr was the secret Soviet military plan in 1962 to deploy nuclear missiles and other forces to Cuba, triggering the Cuban Missile Crisis.
- 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: Operation Longcloth Target entity description: Operation Longcloth was a 1943 long-range penetration raid by British Chindit forces behind Japanese lines in Burma during World War II.
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A.
Operation Crossbow
Operation Crossbow was a World War II Allied campaign of intelligence, bombing, and reconnaissance aimed at locating and destroying German V-weapon (V-1 and V-2) research, production, and launch sites.
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B.
Operation Whirlwind
Operation Whirlwind was the codename for the large-scale Soviet military intervention that crushed the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 and reasserted Soviet control over Hungary.
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C.
Operation Wilfred
Operation Wilfred was a British World War II naval operation in April 1940 aimed at mining Norwegian coastal waters to disrupt German access to Swedish iron ore, helping trigger the subsequent German invasion of Norway and battles such as Narvik.
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D.
Operation Granby
Operation Granby was the codename for the United Kingdom’s military campaign during the 1990–1991 Gulf War against Iraq.
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E.
Operation Anadyr
Operation Anadyr was the secret Soviet military plan in 1962 to deploy nuclear missiles and other forces to Cuba, triggering the Cuban Missile Crisis.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
long-range penetration raid
ⓘ
military operation ⓘ |
| aimedAt | weakening Japanese control in Burma ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
First Chindit Expedition
ⓘ
linked to:
Chindits
|
| belligerent |
Empire of Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Japan
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| codename | Operation Longcloth ⓘ |
| commander | Brigadier Orde Wingate ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| followedBy | Operation Thursday ⓘ |
| front |
China-Burma-India Theater
ⓘ
linked to:
China Burma India Theater
|
| hasCasualties | high proportion of force lost to combat, disease, and exhaustion ⓘ |
| hasCommander | Orde Charles Wingate ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
British Army
ⓘ
Chindits ⓘ Indian Army ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 1940s ⓘ |
| influenced |
Allied special operations doctrine in jungle warfare
ⓘ
subsequent Chindit operations ⓘ |
| involves |
airborne resupply
ⓘ
jungle warfare ⓘ |
| location |
Burma
ⓘ
linked to:
Myanmar
|
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| notableFor |
first large-scale use of Chindit long-range penetration groups
ⓘ
operations deep behind Japanese lines in Burma ⓘ |
| objective |
to conduct long-range penetration behind Japanese lines in Burma
ⓘ
to disrupt Japanese communications and supply lines ⓘ |
| opponent | Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ |
| partOf |
Allied operations in Southeast Asia
ⓘ
Burma campaign ⓘ |
| precededBy | planning by Orde Wingate for deep penetration operations ⓘ |
| region | northern Burma ⓘ |
| result |
heavy casualties for Chindit forces
ⓘ
tactically inconclusive ⓘ |
| startTime | 1943 ⓘ |
| theatre | South-East Asian theatre of World War II ⓘ |
| usedTactic |
air supply
ⓘ
guerrilla warfare ⓘ long-range penetration ⓘ |
| usedUnit | 77th Indian Infantry Brigade ⓘ |
| year | 1943 ⓘ |
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Subject: Operation Longcloth Description of subject: Operation Longcloth was a 1943 long-range penetration raid by British Chindit forces behind Japanese lines in Burma during World War II.
Referenced by (8)
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