Dunkirk evacuation

evacuation of Allied soldiers from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk, France, between 27 May and 4 June 1940
Event maritime_evacuation Q911972
Dunkirk evacuation
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Dunkirk evacuation

Summary

Dunkirk evacuation is a maritime evacuation[1]. It draws 4,582 Wikipedia views per month (maritime_evacuation category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • Dunkirk evacuation is in the country of France[3].
  • Dunkirk evacuation's image is recorded as British troops lifeboat dunkerque.png[4].
  • Dunkirk evacuation's instance of is recorded as maritime evacuation[5].
  • Dunkirk evacuation's instance of is recorded as military operation[6].
  • Dunkirk evacuation's instance of is recorded as naval battle[7].
  • Dunkirk evacuation's follows is recorded as Battle of Dunkirk[8].
  • Dunkirk evacuation's location is recorded as Dunkirk[9].
  • Dunkirk evacuation's location is recorded as English Channel[10].
  • Dunkirk evacuation's part of is recorded as Battle of France[11].
  • Dunkirk evacuation's Commons category is recorded as Operation Dynamo[12].
  • Dunkirk evacuation's start time is recorded as +1940-05-26T00:00:00Z[13].
  • Dunkirk evacuation's end time is recorded as +1940-06-04T00:00:00Z[14].
  • Dunkirk evacuation's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.0575, 'lon': 2.3575}[15].
  • Dunkirk evacuation's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01lmvf[16].
  • Dunkirk evacuation's participant is recorded as United Kingdom[17].
  • Dunkirk evacuation's participant is recorded as Canada[18].
  • Dunkirk evacuation's participant is recorded as French Third Republic[19].
  • Dunkirk evacuation's participant is recorded as Poland[20].
  • Dunkirk evacuation's participant is recorded as Belgium[21].
  • Dunkirk evacuation's participant is recorded as Netherlands[22].
  • Dunkirk evacuation's participant is recorded as Nazi Germany[23].
  • Dunkirk evacuation's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[24].
  • Dunkirk evacuation's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as event/Dunkirk-evacuation[25].
  • Dunkirk evacuation's BBC Things ID is recorded as de51fbc4-94ab-4606-8fb9-8bf6fcde5b35[26].
  • Dunkirk evacuation's different from is recorded as Battle of Dunkirk[27].

Why It Matters

Dunkirk evacuation draws 4,582 Wikipedia views per month (maritime_evacuation category, ranking #1 of 2).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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  24. [26] . BBC Things. wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

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

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  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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