Japanese 51st Division
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The Japanese 51st Division was an Imperial Japanese Army infantry division that fought in the Pacific Theater during World War II, notably in New Guinea and surrounding campaigns.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Japanese 51st Division canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20584375 — 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: Japanese 51st Division Context triple: [Battle of Salamaua, opponent, Japanese 51st Division]
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A.
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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B.
Japanese 29th Division
The Japanese 29th Division was an Imperial Japanese Army infantry division that fought in the Pacific Theater during World War II, notably defending Guam against U.S. forces in 1944.
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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 11th Division
The Japanese 11th Division was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army that played a major combat role in the Second Sino-Japanese War and other early 20th-century conflicts in East Asia.
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E.
Japanese 5th Division
The Japanese 5th Division was an Imperial Japanese Army infantry division that saw extensive combat in the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II, noted for its role in major early campaigns in China and 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: Japanese 51st Division Target entity description: The Japanese 51st Division was an Imperial Japanese Army infantry division that fought in the Pacific Theater during World War II, notably in New Guinea and surrounding campaigns.
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A.
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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B.
Japanese 29th Division
The Japanese 29th Division was an Imperial Japanese Army infantry division that fought in the Pacific Theater during World War II, notably defending Guam against U.S. forces in 1944.
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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 11th Division
The Japanese 11th Division was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army that played a major combat role in the Second Sino-Japanese War and other early 20th-century conflicts in East Asia.
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E.
Japanese 5th Division
The Japanese 5th Division was an Imperial Japanese Army infantry division that saw extensive combat in the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II, noted for its role in major early campaigns in China and Southeast Asia.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.