Operation U-Go
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Operation U-Go was a major Japanese offensive during World War II aimed at invading British-held India from Burma in 1944.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Operation U-Go canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T489347 — 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: Operation U-Go Context triple: [Burma campaign, hasPart, Operation U-Go]
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A.
Operation Braunschweig
Operation Braunschweig was the German Wehrmacht’s 1942 summer offensive toward Stalingrad and the Caucasus oil fields, forming the central phase of the broader Case Blue campaign on the Eastern Front in World War II.
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Operation Ichi-Go
Operation Ichi-Go was a major 1944 Japanese military offensive in China during World War II aimed at securing railways, destroying U.S. air bases, and linking Japanese-held territories.
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Operation Coronet
Operation Coronet was the planned Allied amphibious invasion of Japan’s main island of Honshu, scheduled for early 1946 as part of the broader strategy to force Japan’s surrender in World War II.
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D.
Operation Ten-Go
Operation Ten-Go was the final major Japanese naval sortie of World War II, a desperate 1945 mission centered on the battleship Yamato’s one-way attack toward Okinawa.
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E.
Operation Cobra
Operation Cobra was a major Allied offensive launched by U.S. forces in July 1944 to break out of the Normandy beachhead and rapidly advance across German-occupied France.
- 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 U-Go Target entity description: Operation U-Go was a major Japanese offensive during World War II aimed at invading British-held India from Burma in 1944.
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A.
Operation Braunschweig
Operation Braunschweig was the German Wehrmacht’s 1942 summer offensive toward Stalingrad and the Caucasus oil fields, forming the central phase of the broader Case Blue campaign on the Eastern Front in World War II.
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B.
Operation Ichi-Go
Operation Ichi-Go was a major 1944 Japanese military offensive in China during World War II aimed at securing railways, destroying U.S. air bases, and linking Japanese-held territories.
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C.
Operation Coronet
Operation Coronet was the planned Allied amphibious invasion of Japan’s main island of Honshu, scheduled for early 1946 as part of the broader strategy to force Japan’s surrender in World War II.
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D.
Operation Ten-Go
Operation Ten-Go was the final major Japanese naval sortie of World War II, a desperate 1945 mission centered on the battleship Yamato’s one-way attack toward Okinawa.
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E.
Operation Cobra
Operation Cobra was a major Allied offensive launched by U.S. forces in July 1944 to break out of the Normandy beachhead and rapidly advance across German-occupied France.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II military operation
ⓘ
military offensive ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
U-Go Offensive
ⓘ
linked to:
U-Go offensive
|
| belligerent |
Empire of Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Japan
|
| casualties |
heavy Allied casualties
ⓘ
heavy Japanese casualties ⓘ |
| commander |
Kawabe Masakazu
ⓘ
Renya Mutaguchi ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country |
Empire of Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Japan
|
| endTime | 1944-07 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Allied Burma offensive of 1944–1945
ⓘ
linked to:
Burma campaign
|
| front |
India–Burma front
ⓘ
linked to:
China Burma India Theater
|
| hasPart |
Battle of Imphal
ⓘ
Battle of Kohima ⓘ |
| location |
Burma
ⓘ
linked to:
Myanmar
Imphal ⓘ India ⓘ Kohima ⓘ Manipur ⓘ |
| militaryUnit | Japanese Fifteenth Army ⓘ |
| notableFor |
decisive defensive victories at Imphal and Kohima
ⓘ
largest land battle fought in India during World War II ⓘ logistical overextension of Japanese forces ⓘ |
| objective |
capture of Imphal
ⓘ
capture of Kohima ⓘ invasion of British India from Burma ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
British Empire
ⓘ
British Indian Army ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| outcome |
collapse of Japanese offensive capability in northeast India
ⓘ
turning point in Burma Campaign in favor of Allies ⓘ |
| partOf |
Burma Campaign
ⓘ
linked to:
Burma campaign
|
| plannedBy | Imperial Japanese Army General Staff ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Japanese Arakan offensive
ⓘ
linked to:
Burma campaign
|
| relatedOperation | Operation Ha-Go ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Indian National Army ⓘ |
| result |
Allied victory
ⓘ
Japanese defeat ⓘ |
| startTime | 1944-03 ⓘ |
| strategicGoal |
cut Allied supply lines into China
ⓘ
encourage Indian National Army uprising ⓘ |
| theatreOfWar |
South-East Asian Theatre
ⓘ
linked to:
South-East Asian theatre of World War II
|
| year | 1944 ⓘ |
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Subject: Operation U-Go Description of subject: Operation U-Go was a major Japanese offensive during World War II aimed at invading British-held India from Burma in 1944.
Referenced by (7)
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