Japanese Second Army
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The Japanese Second Army was a major field formation of the Imperial Japanese Army that played a key role in several late 19th- and early 20th-century conflicts, including the Russo-Japanese War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Japanese Second Army canonical | 2 |
| Japanese 2nd Army | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3116544 — 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: Japanese Second Army Context triple: [Battle of Mukden, involved, Japanese Second Army]
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A.
Japanese Seventeenth Army
The Japanese Seventeenth Army was a World War II Imperial Japanese Army formation that defended parts of the Southwest Pacific, notably Borneo, against advancing Allied forces in 1945.
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B.
Japanese 25th Army
The Japanese 25th Army was an Imperial Japanese Army formation best known for leading the rapid conquest of Malaya and Singapore during World War II.
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C.
Japanese 35th Army
The Japanese 35th Army was a World War II Imperial Japanese Army formation that defended the southern Philippines, particularly during the later stages of the Pacific campaign.
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D.
Imperial Japanese Army 23rd Army
The Imperial Japanese Army 23rd Army was a World War II Japanese field army that conducted operations in southern China and Southeast Asia, including the invasion of Hong Kong.
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E.
Japanese Fifteenth Army
The Japanese Fifteenth Army was a World War II Imperial Japanese Army formation primarily responsible for conducting operations in Burma and opposing Allied forces in the China-Burma-India theater.
- 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 Second Army Target entity description: The Japanese Second Army was a major field formation of the Imperial Japanese Army that played a key role in several late 19th- and early 20th-century conflicts, including the Russo-Japanese War.
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A.
Japanese Seventeenth Army
The Japanese Seventeenth Army was a World War II Imperial Japanese Army formation that defended parts of the Southwest Pacific, notably Borneo, against advancing Allied forces in 1945.
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B.
Japanese 25th Army
The Japanese 25th Army was an Imperial Japanese Army formation best known for leading the rapid conquest of Malaya and Singapore during World War II.
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C.
Japanese 35th Army
The Japanese 35th Army was a World War II Imperial Japanese Army formation that defended the southern Philippines, particularly during the later stages of the Pacific campaign.
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D.
Imperial Japanese Army 23rd Army
The Imperial Japanese Army 23rd Army was a World War II Japanese field army that conducted operations in southern China and Southeast Asia, including the invasion of Hong Kong.
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E.
Japanese Fifteenth Army
The Japanese Fifteenth Army was a World War II Imperial Japanese Army formation primarily responsible for conducting operations in Burma and opposing Allied forces in the China-Burma-India theater.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Army formation
ⓘ
field army ⓘ |
| activeInConflict |
First Sino-Japanese War
ⓘ
Russo-Japanese War ⓘ Second Sino-Japanese War ⓘ
linked to:
Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
Second World War ⓘ
linked to:
World War II
|
| allegiance | Emperor of Japan ⓘ |
| commander |
Kuroki Tamemoto
ⓘ
linked to:
Tamemoto Kuroki
Nishimura Takuma ⓘ Oku Yasukata ⓘ |
| commandLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| country |
Empire of Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Japan
|
| disbanded | after 1945 surrender of Japan ⓘ |
| formedFor |
First Sino-Japanese War
ⓘ
Russo-Japanese War ⓘ |
| garrisonLocation | Japanese home islands ⓘ |
| headquartersDuringRussoJapaneseWar | Manchuria ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Meiji period
ⓘ
linked to:
Meiji era
Showa period ⓘ
linked to:
Showa era
Taisho period ⓘ
linked to:
Taisho era
|
| languageOfCommand | Japanese ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Army ⓘ |
| militaryDoctrine | modeled on German and French army systems ⓘ |
| militaryRole |
large‑scale field operations
ⓘ
offensive operations ⓘ |
| notableEngagement |
Battle of Liaoyang
ⓘ
Battle of Mukden ⓘ Battle of Nanshan ⓘ Battle of Port Arthur ⓘ Battle of Shaho ⓘ |
| notableFor |
major role in Russo-Japanese War land campaigns
ⓘ
participation in large‑scale encirclement operations at Mukden ⓘ |
| partOf | Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ |
| size | multi‑division army ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
General Staff of the Imperial Japanese Army
ⓘ
linked to:
Imperial Japanese Army General Staff
Imperial General Headquarters ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
China
ⓘ
Korea ⓘ Manchuria ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
World War II era
ⓘ
linked to:
World War II
early 20th century ⓘ late 19th century ⓘ |
| usedUnitType |
artillery unit
ⓘ
cavalry unit ⓘ engineer unit ⓘ infantry division ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Japanese Second Army Description of subject: The Japanese Second Army was a major field formation of the Imperial Japanese Army that played a key role in several late 19th- and early 20th-century conflicts, including the Russo-Japanese War.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Japanese Second Army