Fort Vaux
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Fort Vaux is a French World War I fortress near Verdun, renowned for its fierce 1916 defense against German forces during the Battle of Verdun.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War I site
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fortress ⓘ military fortification ⓘ |
| armedWith |
artillery
ⓘ
machine guns ⓘ |
| builtBy | French Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capturedBy | German Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanderDuring1916Defense | Sylvain Eugène Raynal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1875 ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| currentUse |
museum
ⓘ
war memorial ⓘ |
| dateOfRecapture | 1916-11-02 ⓘ |
| dateOfSurrender | 1916-06-07 ⓘ |
| designedBy | Séré de Rivières system engineers ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy | French Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
barracks
ⓘ
casemates ⓘ observation posts ⓘ underground galleries ⓘ ventilation shafts ⓘ water cisterns ⓘ |
| hasMemorialsTo |
Battle of Verdun casualties
ⓘ
French defenders of 1916 ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | historic monument ⓘ |
| knownFor |
extreme conditions of thirst for defenders
ⓘ
fierce defense in June 1916 ⓘ intense underground fighting ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Grand Est region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Meuse department NERFINISHED ⓘ Verdun NERFINISHED ⓘ northeastern France ⓘ |
| material |
concrete
ⓘ
masonry ⓘ |
| near |
Douaumont
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ossuary of Douaumont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Battle of Verdun
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Siege of Fort Vaux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| partOf |
Séré de Rivières system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Verdun fortifications NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recapturedBy | French Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
control of approaches to Verdun
ⓘ
defense of Verdun ⓘ |
| theaterOf |
trench warfare
ⓘ
underground combat ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| yearCompleted | 1881 ⓘ |
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