Article 231 of the Treaty of Versailles

opening article of the reparations section of the Treaty of Versailles; served as a legal basis to compel Germany to pay reparations for the war
Legislation peace_treaty Q2247294
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Article 231 of the Treaty of Versailles

Summary

Article 231 of the Treaty of Versailles is a peace treaty[1]. It draws 213 Wikipedia views per month (peace_treaty category, ranking #48 of 438).[2]

Key Facts

  • Article 231 of the Treaty of Versailles is in the country of France[3].
  • Article 231 of the Treaty of Versailles's instance of is recorded as peace treaty[4].
  • Article 231 of the Treaty of Versailles's part of is recorded as Treaty of Versailles[5].
  • Article 231 of the Treaty of Versailles's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05bpx4[6].
  • Article 231 of the Treaty of Versailles's work available at URL is recorded as https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Versailles/Part_VIII#Article_231[7].
  • Article 231 of the Treaty of Versailles's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Les Gouvernements alliés et associés déclarent et l’Allemagne reconnaît que l’Allemagne et ses alliés sont responsables, pour les avoir causés, de toutes les pertes et de tous les dommages subis par les Gouvernements alliés et associés et leurs nationaux en conséquence de la guerre, qui leur a été imposée par l’agression de l’Allemagne et de ses alliés.'}[8].
  • Article 231 of the Treaty of Versailles's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Allied and Associated Governments affirm and Germany accepts the responsibility of Germany and her allies for causing all the loss and damage to which the Allied and Associated Governments and their nationals have been subjected as a consequence of the war imposed upon them by the aggression of Germany and her allies.'}[9].

Why It Matters

Article 231 of the Treaty of Versailles draws 213 Wikipedia views per month (peace_treaty category, ranking #48 of 438).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  4. [6] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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