Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to content
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Welcome to
Wikipedia
the
free
encyclopedia
that
anyone can edit
276,294
active editors
7,172,793
articles in
From today's featured article
Bomb exploding near the Berghof
The
bombing of Obersalzberg
was a World War II air raid that targeted a complex of residences and bunkers built for
Adolf Hitler
at
Obersalzberg
, Bavaria. It was carried out by 359 Allied
heavy bombers
on 25 April 1945, during the last days of
World War II in Europe
. The
Allies
believed that the German government would use the Obersalzberg complex to command an
Alpine Fortress
. Many buildings were destroyed, though the
Berghof
, which was Hitler's residence, and the bunker network were only slightly damaged. Hitler was not present. Two bombers were shot down with the loss of four airmen, and 31 Germans were killed. Historians have identified several motives for the attack, including supporting Allied ground forces, demonstrating the effectiveness of the heavy bomber, convincing die-hard Germans that the war was lost and obscuring the memory of pre-war
appeasement
policies. The raid was celebrated at the time, but as the Alpine Fortress proved to be a myth most post-war histories make little mention of it.
Full article...
Recently featured:
Ornithoprion
Beyoncé
Nihilism
Did you know ...
Siri Dahl
... that the cisgender actress
Siri Dahl
(pictured)
once won a Trans Erotica Award?
... that scenes for
Home and Away
Anzac storyline
were shot at the
Australian War Memorial
after budget issues prevented filming in Europe?
... that
William Robinson
, once deemed the first important architect in
London, Ontario
, did not call himself an architect until his forties?
... that a performer in the Indonesian film
Nada dan Dakwah
refused a best supporting actor nomination because of his congregation's complaints?
... that
Cecile Long Steele
pioneered the broiler chicken industry in the United States after accidentally receiving 500 chickens?
... that not all schools of
Hindu theology
believe that reality was created out of nothing?
... that the American band
Beach House
initially rejected an offer to distribute
their fourth studio album
at
Starbucks
stores?
... that deep-fried noodles called
sangza
are eaten by Uyghur people for
Eid al-Fitr
and
Eid al-Adha
... that
Adam Bernero
signed his first contract with a
Major League Baseball
team on a
Denny's
napkin?
In the news
Rumen Radev
The
Progressive Bulgaria
party, led by former president
Rumen Radev
(pictured)
, wins a majority of the
National Assembly
in
the parliamentary elections
, in a bid to end
the ongoing Bulgarian political crisis
Separate school shootings
in Siverek
and
in Onikişubat
, Turkey, leave 12 people dead and 35 others injured.
Romuald Wadagni
wins
the Beninese presidential election
In golf,
Rory McIlroy
wins
the Masters Tournament
Ongoing
Recent deaths
On this day
April 25
Liberation Day
in Italy (
1945
);
Anzac Day
in Australia and New Zealand;
Flag Day
in the Faroe Islands
Mswati III
775
– The
Abbasid
army won a decisive victory over the forces of rebelling Armenian princes at the
Battle of Bagrevand
1644
Ming–Qing transition
: The
Ming dynasty
of China fell when the
Chongzhen Emperor
committed suicide during
a peasant rebellion
led by
Li Zicheng
1920
A march by blind people
from across the United Kingdom to protest poor working conditions ended at
Trafalgar Square
, London.
1986
Mswati III
(pictured)
was crowned
King of Swaziland
, succeeding his father
Sobhuza II
2014
A water crisis
began when officials in
Flint, Michigan
, switched the city's water supply to the
Flint River
, leading to contamination.
Today's featured picture
Inveraray Castle
is a
Grade A listed
country house near
Inveraray
in the county of
Argyll
, in western Scotland. It is located on the shore of
Loch Fyne
, Scotland's longest sea
loch
. Designed in part by
William Adam
and
Roger Morris
, it was constructed from the 1740s and is one of the earliest
Gothic Revival
buildings. The current building replaced an earlier 15th-century castle at which
King James V
stayed in September 1533. The castle, the seat of the
Duke of Argyll
, chief of
Clan Campbell
, houses a collection of more than 1,300 pikes, muskets, swords and other weapons, and is open to visitors. This photograph shows the facade of Inveraray Castle in 2010.
Photograph credit: Son of Groucho
Recently featured:
Other areas of Wikipedia
Community portal
– The central hub for editors, with resources, links, tasks, and announcements.
Village pump
– Forum for discussions about Wikipedia itself, including policies and technical issues.
Site news
– Sources of news about Wikipedia and the broader Wikimedia movement.
Teahouse
– Ask basic questions about using or editing Wikipedia.
Help desk
– Ask questions about using or editing Wikipedia.
Reference desk
– Ask research questions about encyclopedic topics.
Content portals
– A unique way to navigate the encyclopedia.
Wikipedia's sister projects
Wikipedia is written by volunteer editors and hosted by the
Wikimedia Foundation
, a non-profit organization that also hosts a range of other volunteer
projects
Commons
Free media repository
MediaWiki
Wiki software development
Meta-Wiki
Wikimedia project coordination
Wikibooks
Free textbooks and manuals
Wikidata
Free knowledge base
Wikifunctions
Catalog of computer functions
Wikiquote
Collection of quotations
Wikisource
Free-content library
Wikispecies
Directory of species
Wikiversity
Free learning tools
Wikivoyage
Free travel guide
Wiktionary
Dictionary and thesaurus
Wikipedia languages
This Wikipedia is written in
. Many
other Wikipedias are available
; some of the largest are listed below.
1,000,000+ articles
250,000+ articles
50,000+ articles
Retrieved from "
346 languages
Аԥсшәа
Acèh
Адыгабзэ
Afrikaans
Alemannisch
Алтай тил
አማርኛ
Pangcah
Aragonés
Ænglisc
Obolo
अंगिका
العربية
ܐܪܡܝܐ
الدارجة
مصرى
অসমীয়া
Asturianu
Atikamekw
Авар
Kotava
अवधी
Aymar aru
Azərbaycanca
تۆرکجه
Башҡортса
Basa Bali
Boarisch
Žemaitėška
Batak Toba
Bikol Central
Bajau Sama
Беларуская (тарашкевіца)
Беларуская
Betawi
Български
भोजपुरी
Bislama
Banjar
ပအိုဝ်ႏဘာႏသာႏ
Bamanankan
বাংলা
བོད་ཡིག
বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী
Brezhoneg
Bosanski
Batak Mandailing
Basa Ugi
Буряад
Català
Chavacano de Zamboanga
閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄
Нохчийн
Cebuano
Chamoru
ᏣᎳᎩ
Tsetsêhestâhese
کوردی
Corsu
Nēhiyawēwin / ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐍᐏᐣ
Qırımtatarca
Čeština
Kaszëbsczi
Словѣньскъ / ⰔⰎⰑⰂⰡⰐⰠⰔⰍⰟ
Чӑвашла
Cymraeg
Dansk
Dagbanli
Dagaare
Thuɔŋjäŋ
Zazaki
Dolnoserbski
Kadazandusun
डोटेली
ދިވެހިބަސް
ཇོང་ཁ
Eʋegbe
Ελληνικά
Emiliàn e rumagnòl
Esperanto
Eesti
Euskara
Estremeñu
فارسی
Mfantse
Fulfulde
Suomi
Võro
Na Vosa Vakaviti
Føroyskt
Fɔ̀ngbè
Arpetan
Nordfriisk
Furlan
Frysk
Gaeilge
Gagauz
贛語
Kriyòl gwiyannen
Gàidhlig
Galego
گیلکی
Avañe'ẽ
गोंयची कोंकणी / Gõychi Konknni
Bahasa Hulontalo
𐌲𐌿𐍄𐌹𐍃𐌺
Ghanaian Pidgin
ગુજરાતી
Wayuunaiki
Farefare
Gungbe
Gaelg
Hausa
客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî
Hawaiʻi
עברית
हिन्दी
Fiji Hindi
Hrvatski
Hornjoserbsce
Kreyòl ayisyen
Magyar
Հայերեն
Արեւմտահայերէն
Interlingua
Jaku Iban
Bahasa Indonesia
Interlingue
Igbo
Igala
Iñupiatun
Ilokano
ГӀалгӀай
Ido
Íslenska
Italiano
ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ / inuktitut
Patois
La .lojban.
Jawa
ქართული
Qaraqalpaqsha
Taqbaylit
Karai-karai
Jju
Адыгэбзэ
Kabɩyɛ
Tyap
Kongo
Kumoring
Gĩkũyũ
Қазақша
Kalaallisut
ភាសាខ្មែរ
ಕನ್ನಡ
Yerwa Kanuri
한국어
Перем коми
Къарачай-малкъар
کٲشُر
Ripoarisch
Kurdî
Kʋsaal
Коми
Kernowek
Кыргызча
Latina
Ladino
Lëtzebuergesch
Лакку
Лезги
Lingua Franca Nova
Luganda
Limburgs
Ligure
Ladin
Lombard
Lingála
ລາວ
Lietuvių
Latgaļu
Latviešu
Madhurâ
मैथिली
Basa Banyumasan
Мокшень
Malagasy
Олык марий
Māori
Minangkabau
Македонски
മലയാളം
Монгол
ꯃꯤꯇꯩ ꯂꯣꯟ
ဘာသာမန်
Moore
मराठी
Кырык мары
Bahasa Melayu
Malti
Mirandés
မြန်မာဘာသာ
Эрзянь
مازِرونی
Nāhuatl
Napulitano
Nedersaksies
Plattdüütsch
नेपाली
नेपाल भाषा
Li Niha
Nederlands
Norsk nynorsk
Norsk bokmål
Novial
ߒߞߏ
IsiNdebele seSewula
Nouormand
Sesotho sa Leboa
Nupe
Diné bizaad
Chi-Chewa
Occitan
Livvinkarjala
Oromoo
ଓଡ଼ିଆ
Ирон
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ
Pangasinan
Kapampangan
Papiamentu
Picard
Naijá
Deitsch
Pälzisch
पालि
Polski
Piemontèis
پنجابی
Ποντιακά
Nawat
پښتو
Português
Pinayuanan
Runa Simi
ရခိုင်
Rumantsch
Romani čhib
Ikirundi
Română
Armãneashti
Tarandíne
Руски
Русский
Русиньскый
Ikinyarwanda
संस्कृतम्
Саха тыла
ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ
Sardu
Sicilianu
Scots
سنڌي
Davvisámegiella
Sängö
Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски
Taclḥit
တႆး
සිංහල
Simple English
Slovenčina
سرائیکی
Slovenščina
Gagana Samoa
Anarâškielâ
ChiShona
Soomaaliga
Shqip
Српски / srpski
Sranantongo
SiSwati
Sesotho
Seeltersk
Sunda
Svenska
Kiswahili
ꠍꠤꠟꠐꠤ
Ślůnski
Sakizaya
தமிழ்
Tayal
ತುಳು
ᥖᥭᥰ ᥖᥬᥲ ᥑᥨᥒᥰ
తెలుగు
Tetun
Тоҷикӣ
ไทย
ትግርኛ
ትግሬ
Türkmençe
Tagalog
Tolışi
Setswana
Lea faka-Tonga
Toki pona
Tok Pisin
Türkçe
Seediq
Xitsonga
Татарча / tatarça
ChiTumbuka
Twi
Reo tahiti
Тыва дыл
Удмурт
ئۇيغۇرچە / Uyghurche
Українська
اردو
Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча
Tshivenda
Vèneto
Vepsän kel’
Tiếng Việt
West-Vlams
Volapük
Walon
Winaray
Wolof
吴语
Хальмг
IsiXhosa
მარგალური
ייִדיש
Yorùbá
Vahcuengh
Zeêuws
ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ ⵜⴰⵏⴰⵡⴰⵢⵜ
文言
閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gí
粵語
中文
IsiZulu
Edit links
Main Page
Add topic