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Operation Flipper

British World War II commando raid with the goal of assassinating Erwin Rommel
Event military_operation Q2737158
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Operation Flipper

Summary

Operation Flipper is a military operation[1]. It draws 65 Wikipedia views per month (military_operation category, ranking #226 of 1,115).[2]

Key Facts

  • Operation Flipper's instance of is recorded as military operation[3].
  • The location of Operation Flipper was Italian Libya[4].
  • Operation Flipper is part of Western Desert campaign[5].
  • Operation Flipper began on November 10, 1941[6].
  • Operation Flipper ended on November 18, 1941[7].
  • Operation Flipper occurred on November 18, 1941[8].
  • Operation Flipper's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 32.9331, 'lon': 21.7417}[9].
  • A participant in Operation Flipper was United Kingdom[10].
  • A participant in Operation Flipper was Kingdom of Italy[11].
  • Among those involved in Operation Flipper was Germany[12].

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When and Where

Operation Flipper occurred on November 18, 1941[8]. It began on November 10, 1941[6]. It ended on November 18, 1941[7]. It took place at Italian Libya[4].

Context

Operation Flipper is part of Western Desert campaign[5]. Its instance of is recorded as military operation[3].

Participants

Recorded participant include United Kingdom[10], Kingdom of Italy[11], and Germany[12].

Why It Matters

Operation Flipper draws 65 Wikipedia views per month (military_operation category, ranking #226 of 1,115).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13]

Related Entities

Germany Kingdom of Italy United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    End time → +1941-11-18T00:00:00Z
    Location → Italian Libya
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 32.9331, 'lon': 21.7417}
    End time → —
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007583745005171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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