German invasion of the Netherlands

Nazi invasion of the Netherlands in 1940
Event battle Q2649081
German invasion of the Netherlands
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German invasion of the Netherlands

Summary

German invasion of the Netherlands is a battle[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of battle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (521 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • German invasion of the Netherlands is in the country of Nazi Germany[3].
  • German invasion of the Netherlands is in the country of Netherlands[4].
  • German invasion of the Netherlands's instance of is recorded as battle[5].
  • German invasion of the Netherlands took place at Netherlands[6].
  • German invasion of the Netherlands is part of World War II[7].
  • German invasion of the Netherlands's Commons category is recorded as Battle of the Netherlands[8].
  • German invasion of the Netherlands began on May 10, 1940[9].
  • German invasion of the Netherlands ended on May 15, 1940[10].
  • German invasion of the Netherlands occurred on May 14, 1940[11].
  • German invasion of the Netherlands's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Battles involving the Netherlands[12].

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When and Where

German invasion of the Netherlands occurred on May 14, 1940[11]. It began on May 10, 1940[9]. It ended on May 15, 1940[10]. The location of it was Netherlands[6]. Country listings include Nazi Germany[3], a historical period[13], in German Reich[14], founded in 1933[15] and Netherlands[4], a country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands[16], in Kingdom of the Netherlands[17], founded in 1795[18].

Context

German invasion of the Netherlands is part of World War II[7]. Its instance of is recorded as battle[5].

Why It Matters

German invasion of the Netherlands ranks in the top 3% of battle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (521 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  7. [9] . Histropedia. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [13] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [14] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [15] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [16] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8w ago · Vicarage · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country Nazi Germany, Netherlands
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    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P17]]: [[Q7318]]"
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