Operation Desert Shield

1990 military operation
Event military_operation Q898487
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Operation Desert Shield

Summary

Operation Desert Shield is a military operation[1]. It draws 76 Wikipedia views per month (military_operation category, ranking #214 of 1,115).[2]

Key Facts

  • Operation Desert Shield is in the country of Saudi Arabia[3].
  • Operation Desert Shield's instance of is recorded as military operation[4].
  • Operation Desert Shield was followed by Operation Desert Storm[5].
  • Operation Desert Shield took place at Saudi Arabia[6].
  • Operation Desert Shield is part of Gulf War[7].
  • Operation Desert Shield began on August 2, 1990[8].
  • Operation Desert Shield ended on January 17, 1991[9].

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When and Where

Operation Desert Shield began on August 2, 1990[8]. It ended on January 17, 1991[9]. The location of it was Saudi Arabia[6]. It is in the country of Saudi Arabia[3].

Context

Operation Desert Shield is part of Gulf War[7]. Its instance of is recorded as military operation[4]. It was followed by Operation Desert Storm[5].

Why It Matters

Operation Desert Shield draws 76 Wikipedia views per month (military_operation category, ranking #214 of 1,115).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

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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. 23d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → operation-desert-shield-1990-1991
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: operation-desert-shield-1990-1991, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289956754|operation desert shield 1990 1991 (#289956754)]] in [[:toollab"
  2. 5w ago · Bouzinac · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → Saudi Arabia
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/50895|batch #50895]]: because of P276"
  3. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    End time → —
    Part of → —
    Start time → +1990-08-02T00:00:00Z
    Part of → Gulf War
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007541854605171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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