Battle of Westerplatte

first battle in the invasion of Poland, the beginning of the Second World War
Event siege Q533034
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Battle of Westerplatte

Summary

Battle of Westerplatte is a siege[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of siege entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (564 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Battle of Westerplatte is in the country of Poland[3].
  • Battle of Westerplatte's image is recorded as Bundesarchiv Bild 183-2008-0513-500, Danzig, Westerplatte, Wald.jpg[4].
  • Battle of Westerplatte's instance of is recorded as siege[5].
  • Battle of Westerplatte's instance of is recorded as battle[6].
  • Battle of Westerplatte's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85146294[7].
  • Battle of Westerplatte's location is recorded as Westerplatte[8].
  • Battle of Westerplatte's part of is recorded as 1939 Invasion of Poland[9].
  • Battle of Westerplatte's Commons category is recorded as Battle of Westerplatte[10].
  • Battle of Westerplatte's start time is recorded as +1939-09-01T00:00:00Z[11].
  • Battle of Westerplatte's end time is recorded as +1939-09-07T00:00:00Z[12].
  • Battle of Westerplatte's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 54.4075, 'lon': 18.671388888889}[13].
  • Battle of Westerplatte's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02vk6yk[14].
  • Battle of Westerplatte's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ph466393[15].
  • Battle of Westerplatte's participant is recorded as Nazi Germany[16].
  • Battle of Westerplatte's participant is recorded as Second Polish Republic[17].
  • Battle of Westerplatte's participant is recorded as Free City of Danzig[18].
  • Battle of Westerplatte's BabelNet ID is recorded as 03880843n[19].
  • Battle of Westerplatte's National Library of Poland MMS ID is recorded as 9810601003805606[20].
  • Battle of Westerplatte's Atlas Obscura place ID is recorded as ruins-at-westerplatte[21].
  • Battle of Westerplatte's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987007555894005171[22].
  • Battle of Westerplatte's Yale LUX ID is recorded as concept/edee41fa-b5f1-48b9-8004-f4c1fa40bde4[23].

Why It Matters

Battle of Westerplatte ranks in the top 3% of siege entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (564 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

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] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . BabelNet. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . National Library of Israel. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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