Gleiwitz incident

1939 staged attack by Nazi forces
Event military_operation Q25980
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Gleiwitz incident

Summary

Gleiwitz incident is a military operation[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of military_operation entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (577 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Gleiwitz incident is in the country of Poland[3].
  • Gleiwitz incident's image is recorded as Glivice radio tower.JPG[4].
  • Gleiwitz incident's instance of is recorded as military operation[5].
  • Gleiwitz incident's GND ID is recorded as 4449864-0[6].
  • Gleiwitz incident's location is recorded as Gliwice[7].
  • Gleiwitz incident's part of is recorded as Operation Himmler[8].
  • Gleiwitz incident's point in time is recorded as +1939-08-31T00:00:00Z[9].
  • Gleiwitz incident's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 50.31333333333333, 'lon': 18.68888888888889}[10].
  • Gleiwitz incident's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01y10l[11].
  • Gleiwitz incident's participant is recorded as Alfred Naujocks[12].
  • Gleiwitz incident's number of deaths is recorded as {'amount': '+1'}[13].
  • Gleiwitz incident's has characteristic is recorded as false flag[14].
  • Gleiwitz incident's has characteristic is recorded as casus belli[15].
  • Gleiwitz incident's National Library of Poland MMS ID is recorded as 9810546678405606[16].
  • Gleiwitz incident's Online PWN Encyclopedia ID is recorded as 3905873[17].

Why It Matters

Gleiwitz incident ranks in the top 3% of military_operation entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (577 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . encyklopedia.pwn.pl. encyklopedia.pwn.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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