reconnaissance

military exploration beyond the area occupied by friendly forces
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reconnaissance

Summary

reconnaissance ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,963 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • reconnaissance is a type of military activity[2].
  • reconnaissance is a type of exploration[3].
  • reconnaissance is a type of military branch[4].
  • reconnaissance's Commons category is recorded as Reconnaissance[5].
  • reconnaissance's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Reconnaissance[6].
  • reconnaissance's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[7].
  • reconnaissance's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[8].
  • reconnaissance's uses is recorded as reconnaissance vehicle[9].
  • reconnaissance's class of agent is recorded as reconnaissance unit[10].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include military activity[2], exploration[3], and military branch[4].

Influence

Things named for reconnaissance include ASLAV[11], a military vehicle model[12].

Why It Matters

reconnaissance ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,963 views/month).[1] reconnaissance has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] reconnaissance is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Entities named for reconnaissance include ASLAV[11], a military vehicle model[12].

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] . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [11] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [12] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). reconnaissance. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/rekognoszierung
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_rekognoszierung_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{reconnaissance}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/rekognoszierung}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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  1. 21d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Class of agent(s) of action reconnaissance unit
    Uses reconnaissance vehicle
    Aliases
    Topic's main category Category:Reconnaissance
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|12 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 13152, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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