Operation Pedestal

battle in the Mediterranean Sea in 1942 during WWII
Event battle Q1927362
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Operation Pedestal

Summary

Operation Pedestal is a battle[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of battle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,057 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Operation Pedestal's instance of is recorded as battle[3].
  • Operation Pedestal's instance of is recorded as naval operation[4].
  • Operation Pedestal's instance of is recorded as military convoy[5].
  • Operation Pedestal took place at Mediterranean Sea[6].
  • Operation Pedestal is part of Battle of the Mediterranean[7].
  • Operation Pedestal is part of Malta Convoys[8].
  • Operation Pedestal's Commons category is recorded as Operation Pedestal[9].
  • Operation Pedestal began on August 3, 1942[10].
  • Operation Pedestal ended on August 15, 1942[11].
  • Operation Pedestal's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38, 'lon': 6}[12].
  • Operation Pedestal's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.904012, 'lon': 14.522437}[13].
  • Operation Pedestal's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.171272, 'lon': -5.412476}[14].
  • A participant in Operation Pedestal was United Kingdom[15].
  • Operation Pedestal's described by source is recorded as Historigraph[16].

Body

When and Where

Operation Pedestal began on August 3, 1942[10]. It ended on August 15, 1942[11]. The location of it was Mediterranean Sea[6].

Context

Part of include Battle of the Mediterranean[7], a military campaign[17] and Malta Convoys[8], a military convoy series[18]. Recorded instance of include battle[3], naval operation[4], and military convoy[5].

Participants

A participant in Operation Pedestal was United Kingdom[15].

Why It Matters

Operation Pedestal ranks in the top 5% of battle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,057 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

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] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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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  1. 6d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of
    Coordinate location {'lat': 38, 'lon': 6}, {'lat': 35.904012, 'lon': 14.522437}, {'lat': 36.171272, 'lon': -5.412476}
    Part of Battle of the Mediterranean, Malta Convoys
    Described by source Historigraph
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007407421405171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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