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Battle of the Lys

major battle between Belgian and German forces during the German Invasion of Belgium of 1940
Event battle Q1581815
Battle of the Lys
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Battle of the Lys

Summary

Battle of the Lys is a battle[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of battle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (50 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Battle of the Lys is in the country of Belgium[3].
  • Battle of the Lys's image is recorded as 21May-4June1940-Fall Gelb.jpg[4].
  • Battle of the Lys's instance of is recorded as battle[5].
  • Lys is named after Battle of the Lys[6].
  • Battle of the Lys's location is recorded as Kortrijk[7].
  • Battle of the Lys's part of is recorded as German invasion of Belgium[8].
  • Battle of the Lys's part of is recorded as World War II[9].
  • Battle of the Lys's start time is recorded as +1940-05-23T00:00:00Z[10].
  • Battle of the Lys's end time is recorded as +1940-05-28T00:00:00Z[11].
  • Battle of the Lys's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.055, 'lon': 3.73416667}[12].
  • Battle of the Lys's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0bmc2h6[13].
  • Battle of the Lys's different from is recorded as Battle of the Lys[14].

Why It Matters

Battle of the Lys ranks in the top 7% of battle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (50 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Related Entities

Belgium Lys

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] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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