Operation Plunder

1945 operation, part of a coordinated set of Rhine crossings during WWII
Event military_operation Q697403
Operation Plunder
USAAF · Public Domain · Wikimedia
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Operation Plunder

Summary

Operation Plunder is a military operation[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of military_operation entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,559 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Operation Plunder is in the country of Germany[3].
  • Operation Plunder's instance of is recorded as military operation[4].
  • The location of Operation Plunder was North Rhine-Westphalia[5].
  • Operation Plunder is part of Western Allied invasion of Germany[6].
  • Operation Plunder's Commons category is recorded as Operation Plunder[7].
  • Operation Plunder comprises Operation Widgeon[8].
  • Operation Plunder began on March 23, 1945[9].
  • Operation Plunder ended on March 24, 1945[10].
  • Operation Plunder took place on March 1945[11].
  • A participant in Operation Plunder was United Kingdom[12].
  • A participant in Operation Plunder was Canada[13].
  • A participant in Operation Plunder was United States[14].
  • Among those involved in Operation Plunder was Nazi Germany[15].
  • A participant in Operation Plunder was Bernard Montgomery[16].
  • Among those involved in Operation Plunder was Johannes Blaskowitz[17].
  • Operation Plunder's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Operation Plunder[18].

Body

When and Where

Operation Plunder took place on March 1945[11]. It began on March 23, 1945[9]. It ended on March 24, 1945[10]. It took place at North Rhine-Westphalia[5]. It is in the country of Germany[3].

Context

Operation Plunder is part of Western Allied invasion of Germany[6]. Its instance of is recorded as military operation[4].

Participants

Recorded participant include United Kingdom[12], Canada[13], United States[14], Nazi Germany[15], Bernard Montgomery[16], and Johannes Blaskowitz[17].

Why It Matters

Operation Plunder ranks in the top 6% of military_operation entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,559 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Operation Plunder. Retrieved October 2, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/operation-plunder
MLA “Operation Plunder.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 2 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/operation-plunder.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_operation-plunder_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Operation Plunder}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/operation-plunder}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-02}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Operation Plunder — https://4ort.xyz/entity/operation-plunder (retrieved 2026-10-02)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/operation-plunder · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · Bouzinac · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → Germany
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/51422|batch #51422]]: because of P276 (excluded paintings)"
  2. 18w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    End time → —
    Part of → —
    Start time → +1945-03-23T00:00:00Z
    Point in time → —
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007554485305171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.