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Battle of Villers-Bocage

1944 battle in occupied France
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Battle of Villers-Bocage

Summary

Battle of Villers-Bocage is a battle[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of battle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (275 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Battle of Villers-Bocage is in the country of France[3].
  • Battle of Villers-Bocage's instance of is recorded as battle[4].
  • The location of Battle of Villers-Bocage was Villers-Bocage[5].
  • Battle of Villers-Bocage is part of World War II[6].
  • Battle of Villers-Bocage's Commons category is recorded as Battle of Villers-Bocage[7].
  • Battle of Villers-Bocage occurred on June 13, 1944[8].
  • Battle of Villers-Bocage's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 49.080555555556, 'lon': -0.65611111111111}[9].
  • Among those involved in Battle of Villers-Bocage was United Kingdom[10].

Body

When and Where

Battle of Villers-Bocage took place on June 13, 1944[8]. The location of it was Villers-Bocage[5]. It is in the country of France[3].

Context

Battle of Villers-Bocage is part of World War II[6]. Its instance of is recorded as battle[4].

Participants

A participant in Battle of Villers-Bocage was United Kingdom[10].

Why It Matters

Battle of Villers-Bocage ranks in the top 5% of battle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (275 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

Related Entities

France United Kingdom Villers-Bocage

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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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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 · Vicarage · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 49.080555555556, 'lon': -0.65611111111111}
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P625]]: 49°4'50"N, 0°39'22"W, QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/35923|batch #35923]]"
  2. 4w ago · Pi bot bot · 2026-06-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 49.080555555556, 'lon': -0.65611111111111}
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P625]]: 49°4'50"N, 0°39'22"W, Importing coordinate from enwp"
  3. 4w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-06-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → France
    Point in time → —
    Aliases → —
    Instance of → —
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P625]]: 49°4'50"N, 0°39'22"W, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1780981630519; property is not to be used on events (these belong to the location (P276) inst"
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