World War I military fortifications

E27573
defensive military structure military fortification type

World War I military fortifications are defensive structures such as trenches, bunkers, and gun emplacements built during the First World War to protect troops, control territory, and withstand enemy attacks.

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All labels observed (8)

Label Occurrences
World War I battlefields 2
World War I fortifications 2
First World War defences 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf defensive military structure ⓘ
military fortification type ⓘ
characteristicFeature camouflage ⓘ
deep trench systems ⓘ
multiple defensive lines ⓘ
underground living quarters ⓘ
use of barbed wire ⓘ
use of concrete ⓘ
developedFrom 19th-century permanent fortifications ⓘ
geographicScope Eastern Front ⓘ
Battle of Gallipoli ⓘ
surface form: Gallipoli front

Italian Front ⓘ
Middle Eastern theatre of World War I ⓘ
surface form: Middle Eastern theatre

Western Front ⓘ
hasPurpose control territory ⓘ
protect troops ⓘ
withstand enemy attacks ⓘ
includesStructureType anti-aircraft position ⓘ
artillery battery position ⓘ
barbed wire entanglement ⓘ
bunker ⓘ
camouflaged position ⓘ
communication trench ⓘ
concrete pillbox ⓘ
concrete shelter ⓘ
dugout ⓘ
fortified village ⓘ
front-line trench ⓘ
gun emplacement ⓘ
listening post ⓘ
log revetment ⓘ
machine gun nest ⓘ
mining gallery ⓘ
observation post ⓘ
redoubt ⓘ
reserve trench ⓘ
sandbag wall ⓘ
saps ⓘ
strongpoint ⓘ
support trench ⓘ
trench ⓘ
trench mortar position ⓘ
trench railway ⓘ
underground shelter ⓘ
wire obstacles ⓘ
influenced World War II fortifications ⓘ
interwar fortification design ⓘ
timePeriod 1914–1918 ⓘ
usedBy Allied Powers of World War I ⓘ
surface form: Allied Powers

Central Powers ⓘ
usedInConflict World War I ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Inchmickery → notableFor → World War I military fortifications ⓘ
Inchcolm → hasFortification → World War I military fortifications ⓘ
this entity surface form: World War I defences
Pas-de-Calais → knownFor → World War I military fortifications ⓘ
this entity surface form: World War I battlefields
Verdun, France → knownFor → World War I military fortifications ⓘ
this entity surface form: World War I battlefield
Somme, France → knownFor → World War I military fortifications ⓘ
subject surface form: Somme
this entity surface form: World War I battlefields
Argonne Forest → hasRemainsOf → World War I military fortifications ⓘ
this entity surface form: World War I trenches
Nieuwpoort → hasCoastalDefense → World War I military fortifications ⓘ
this entity surface form: World War I fortifications
Inchcolm Island → hasLandmark → World War I military fortifications ⓘ
this entity surface form: World War I fortifications
Inchcolm Island → hasHistoricSite → World War I military fortifications ⓘ
this entity surface form: First World War defences
Armentières → knownFor → World War I military fortifications ⓘ
this entity surface form: World War I trench warfare