Europe Second World War battle sites

Name: Europe Second World War battle sites
Creator: Wikidata
License: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Licensing

Map 354 Second World War battle records in Europe, dated from 1939 to 1945. Compare approximate locations and add historical notes.

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This map contains 354 named Wikidata records with point coordinates.
Battle records have a Second World War link and a date from 1939 to 1945. The map uses a Europe reference box from 25 degrees west to 60 degrees east and 35 to 72 degrees north. Points approximate battle locations, not front lines.
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The source query was run on 15 September 2026. Wikidata coverage and classifications can change.
Historical point locations are approximate. They do not show battle areas, front lines, or present-day memorials. Source coverage is incomplete.

Licence: CC0 1.0

The download includes all 354 features as points. Coordinates use longitude and latitude in WGS84.

The preparation date is when we prepared this dataset. Read the source notes for the dates covered by the data.

GeoJSON fields 4

name: Place or event name in Wikidata.
wikidata_id: Stable Wikidata item identifier.
source_url: Wikidata source record.
detail: Battle start date or point-in-time date used to select the record.