Battle of Dunkirk

1940 battle in the Second World War between the Allies and Germany
Event battle Q208529
Battle of Dunkirk
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Battle of Dunkirk

Summary

Battle of Dunkirk is a battle[1]. It ranks in the top 0.86% of battle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,082 views/month, #64 of 7,470).[2]

Key Facts

  • Battle of Dunkirk is in the country of France[3].
  • Battle of Dunkirk's instance of is recorded as battle[4].
  • The location of Battle of Dunkirk was Dunkirk[5].
  • Battle of Dunkirk is part of Battle of France[6].
  • Battle of Dunkirk is part of World War II[7].
  • Battle of Dunkirk's Commons category is recorded as Battle of Dunkirk[8].
  • Battle of Dunkirk began on May 26, 1940[9].
  • Battle of Dunkirk ended on June 4, 1940[10].
  • Battle of Dunkirk's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.0343, 'lon': 2.3768194444444}[11].
  • Among those involved in Battle of Dunkirk was United Kingdom[12].
  • Battle of Dunkirk's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Dunkirk evacuation[13].
  • Battle of Dunkirk's has effect is recorded as Dunkirk evacuation[14].

Body

When and Where

Battle of Dunkirk began on May 26, 1940[9]. It ended on June 4, 1940[10]. It took place at Dunkirk[5]. It is in the country of France[3].

Context

Part of include Battle of France[6], a battle[15], in Belgium[16] and World War II[7], a world war[17]. Battle of Dunkirk's instance of is recorded as battle[4].

Participants

A participant in Battle of Dunkirk was United Kingdom[12].

Why It Matters

Battle of Dunkirk ranks in the top 0.86% of battle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,082 views/month, #64 of 7,470).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [15] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [16] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [17] . 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. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Abductive · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location {'lat': 51.0343, 'lon': 2.3768194444444}
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P625]]: 51°2'54.2"N, 2°22'51.2"E"
  2. 15d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has effect Dunkirk evacuation
    Start time
    Instance of battle
    Location Dunkirk
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007565356705171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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