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desertion

abandonment of military duty without authorization
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desertion

Summary

desertion ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,766 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • desertion is a type of crime[2].
  • desertion's Commons category is recorded as Desertion[3].
  • desertion's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Desertion[4].
  • desertion's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[5].
  • desertion's described by source is recorded as United States Government Glossary of Interagency and Associated Terms[6].
  • desertion's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[7].
  • desertion's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 3[8].
  • desertion's different from is recorded as desertification[9].
  • desertion's different from is recorded as declared deserted[10].
  • desertion's different from is recorded as Desertion[11].
  • desertion's practiced by is recorded as deserter[12].
  • desertion's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[13].

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Definition and Type

desertion is a type of crime[2].

Why It Matters

desertion ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,766 views/month).[1] desertion has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] desertion is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . en.wikisource.org. en.wikisource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14h ago · Dronebogus · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → The US Army on the Western Front 1917-1918 Q70742.jpg
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: The US Army on the Western Front 1917-1918 Q70742.jpg"
  2. 1d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    Subclass of → crime
    Topic's main category → Category:Desertion
    Different from → desertification, declared deserted, Desertion
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|6 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 15713, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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