Siege of Fort Vaux
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The Siege of Fort Vaux was a brutal World War I battle in June 1916 during the Battle of Verdun, where a small French garrison mounted a tenacious underground defense against overwhelming German forces before being forced to surrender.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military siege ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Fort Vaux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attackingForce | German forces ⓘ |
| belligerent |
French Third Republic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
German Empire ⓘ |
| causeOfSurrender |
exhaustion of water supplies
ⓘ
overwhelming German pressure ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
fighting in underground casemates
ⓘ
heavy artillery bombardment ⓘ |
| combatEnvironment | underground fort galleries ⓘ |
| commander | Sylvain Eugène Raynal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
France
ⓘ
Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfSurrender | 1916-06-07 ⓘ |
| defendingForce | French garrison of Fort Vaux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defensiveStructure | Fort Vaux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 1916-06-07 ⓘ |
| fortificationType | Séré de Rivières system fort ⓘ |
| front | Western Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrisonStrength | approximately 600 men ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 1916 on the Western Front ⓘ |
| laterStatusOfFort | recaptured by French forces in November 1916 ⓘ |
| location |
Fort Vaux
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
France ⓘ Meuse department NERFINISHED ⓘ near Verdun ⓘ |
| memorializedBy | Fort Vaux memorials at Verdun battlefield ⓘ |
| notableCommanderDefender | Commandant Raynal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
close-quarters combat in tunnels and galleries
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intense underground fighting ⓘ severe shortages of water for the defenders ⓘ tenacious French defense despite encirclement ⓘ use of flamethrowers by German troops ⓘ |
| objectiveOf | German attempt to capture Verdun forts ⓘ |
| partOf | Battle of Verdun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfCampaign | German Verdun offensive of 1916 ⓘ |
| precededBy | German capture of Fort Douaumont ⓘ |
| result | German victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1916-06-01 ⓘ |
| strategicOutcome | temporary strengthening of German position near Verdun ⓘ |
| surrenderedTo | German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tacticalSignificance | control of eastern approaches to Verdun ⓘ |
| themeIn | French narratives of heroic resistance at Verdun ⓘ |
| weaponUsedByAttackers |
flamethrowers
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poison gas ⓘ |
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