Atlantic Wall

extensive system of coastal fortifications built by Nazi Germany
Place architectural_structure Q57370
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Atlantic Wall

Summary

Atlantic Wall is an architectural structure[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of architectural_structure entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (834 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Atlantic Wall is in the country of France[3].
  • Atlantic Wall's route map is recorded as Atlantic wall may 1944 de.png[4].
  • Atlantic Wall's route map is recorded as Atlantikwall.png[5].
  • Atlantic Wall's image is recorded as Atlantikwall.png[6].
  • Atlantic Wall's image is recorded as 00 7491 Fécamp - Region Normandie, Frankreich.jpg[7].
  • Atlantic Wall's instance of is recorded as architectural structure[8].
  • Atlantic Wall's instance of is recorded as defense line[9].
  • Atlantic Wall's commissioned by is recorded as Organisation Todt[10].
  • Atlantic Wall's made from material is recorded as reinforced concrete[11].
  • Atlantic Wall's made from material is recorded as steel[12].
  • Atlantic Wall's made from material is recorded as lumber[13].
  • Atlantic Wall's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 315144389[14].
  • Atlantic Wall's Commons category is recorded as Atlantic Wall[15].
  • Atlantic Wall's Structurae structure ID is recorded as 10001076[16].
  • Atlantic Wall's occupant is recorded as Wehrmacht[17].
  • Atlantic Wall's has part is recorded as Thyborøn Fortress[18].
  • +1942-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Atlantic Wall[19].
  • Atlantic Wall's participated in conflict is recorded as World War II[20].
  • Atlantic Wall's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0134zr[21].
  • Atlantic Wall's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ph349189[22].
  • Atlantic Wall's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Atlantic Wall[23].
  • Atlantic Wall's Commons gallery is recorded as Atlantic Wall[24].
  • Atlantic Wall's BBC Things ID is recorded as 008b12ca-8e70-44e3-a0eb-eec1dffc451c[25].
  • Atlantic Wall's has list is recorded as Q3567945[26].
  • Atlantic Wall's BabelNet ID is recorded as 00707398n[27].

Body

Geography

Atlantic Wall is in the country of France[3].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include architectural structure[8] and defense line[9].

History and Context

+1942-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Atlantic Wall[19].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Atlantic Wall include West Wall Medal[28], a medallion[29], in Germany[30], founded in 1939[31].

Why It Matters

Atlantic Wall ranks in the top 1% of architectural_structure entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (834 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32]

Entities named for it include West Wall Medal[28], a medallion[29], in Germany[30], founded in 1939[31].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . BBC Things. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . BabelNet. wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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