Siege of Tobruk

1941 military Confrontation in North Africa During the Second World War
Event siege Q611089
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Siege of Tobruk

Summary

Siege of Tobruk is a siege[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of siege entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,643 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Siege of Tobruk is in the country of Libya[3].
  • Siege of Tobruk's instance of is recorded as siege[4].
  • The location of Siege of Tobruk was Tobruk[5].
  • Siege of Tobruk is part of North African campaign[6].
  • Siege of Tobruk's Commons category is recorded as Siege of Tobruk[7].
  • Siege of Tobruk's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00[8].
  • Siege of Tobruk began on April 10, 1941[9].
  • Siege of Tobruk ended on November 27, 1941[10].
  • Siege of Tobruk's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 32.0761, 'lon': 23.9614}[11].
  • Siege of Tobruk's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Siege of Tobruk[12].
  • Siege of Tobruk's different from is recorded as Battle of Tobruk[13].

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When and Where

Siege of Tobruk began on April 10, 1941[9]. It ended on November 27, 1941[10]. It took place at Tobruk[5]. It is in the country of Libya[3].

Context

Siege of Tobruk is part of North African campaign[6]. Its instance of is recorded as siege[4].

Outcome and Impact

Things named for Siege of Tobruk include HMAS Tobruk[14], a landing ship logistics[15].

Why It Matters

Siege of Tobruk ranks in the top 1% of siege entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,643 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16]

Entities named for it include HMAS Tobruk[14], a landing ship logistics[15].

References

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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] . ar.thetimenow.com. ar.thetimenow.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Histropedia. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Histropedia. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [14] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [15] . 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. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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