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M3 Lee

1941 American medium tank
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Summary

M3 Lee is a combat vehicle model[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of combat vehicle model entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,413 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Named after: Robert E. Lee[3]
  • Followed by: M4 Sherman[4]
  • Subclass of: medium tank[5]
  • Commons category: M3 Lee[6]
  • Country of origin: United States[7]
  • Participated in conflict: World War II[8]
  • Service entry: January 1, 1941[9]
  • Topic's main category: Category:M3 Lee[10]
  • Commons gallery: M3 Lee[11]
  • Total produced: 6258[12]
  • Described by source: The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II[13], The Tank Museum[14]
  • Native label: M3 Lee[15]
  • Length: 5.64 m[16]
  • Height: 3.02 m[17]
  • Mass: 28 tonne[18]

Why It Matters

M3 Lee has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 61 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

Related Entities

Robert E. Lee United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  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.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). M3 Lee. Retrieved October 14, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/m3-lee
MLA “M3 Lee.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 14 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/m3-lee.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_m3-lee_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{M3 Lee}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/m3-lee}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-14}}
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  1. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0292875-M3-LeeGrant
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0292875-M3-LeeGrant, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259494|batch #259494]]"
  2. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → medium tank
    Followed by → —
    Followed by → M4 Sherman
    Height → {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+3.02'}
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ National library of israel j9u id: 987007539281205171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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