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British Expeditionary Force (WWII)

British Army in Western Europe from 1939 to 1940
Organization expeditionary_force Q3277777
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Summary

British Expeditionary Force (WWII) is an expeditionary force[1]. British Expeditionary Force (WWII) draws 893 Wikipedia views per month (expeditionary_force category, ranking #2 of 5).[2]

Key Facts

  • British Expeditionary Force (WWII) is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • British Expeditionary Force (WWII)'s instance of is recorded as expeditionary force[4].
  • British Expeditionary Force (WWII) is part of 1st Army Group (France)[5].
  • British Expeditionary Force (WWII) is used for expeditionary warfare[6].
  • British Expeditionary Force (WWII)'s Commons category is recorded as British Expeditionary Force 1939-1940[7].
  • January 1, 1939 marks the founding of British Expeditionary Force (WWII)[8].
  • British Expeditionary Force (WWII) was dissolved in 1940[9].
  • British Expeditionary Force (WWII) was part of the conflict World War II[10].
  • British Expeditionary Force (WWII)'s order of battle is recorded as British Expeditionary Force order of battle in 1940[11].

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Founding

January 1, 1939 marks the founding of British Expeditionary Force (WWII)[8].

Identity

British Expeditionary Force (WWII) is part of 1st Army Group (France)[5].

Dissolution

British Expeditionary Force (WWII) was dissolved in 1940[9].

Why It Matters

British Expeditionary Force (WWII) draws 893 Wikipedia views per month (expeditionary_force category, ranking #2 of 5).[2] British Expeditionary Force (WWII) has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] British Expeditionary Force (WWII) is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . france1940.free.fr. france1940.free.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · 魔琴 · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['az', 'commons', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'he', 'hr', 'id', 'ja', 'ko', 'mr', 'ms', 'n
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||zh-hant, zh-cn, zh-hans, zh-tw */ 批量同步标签"
  2. 13w ago · Colorcut · 2026-07-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Has use → expeditionary warfare
    Country → United Kingdom
    Participated in conflict → World War II
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Part of: 1st Army Group (France)"
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