Fort Douaumont
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Fort Douaumont is a massive French fortress near Verdun that became a focal point of intense fighting and a symbol of the brutal attrition warfare during World War I.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Douaumont canonical | 6 |
| Verdun fortifications | 2 |
| Fortifications of Verdun | 1 |
| Verdun fortress system | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T830781 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fort Douaumont Context triple: [Battle of Verdun, fortificationInvolved, Fort Douaumont]
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A.
Barrage Vauban
Barrage Vauban is a historic 17th-century defensive weir and bridge in Strasbourg, France, known for its panoramic views over the city and its role in the former fortifications.
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B.
Fortified Sector of Haguenau
The Fortified Sector of Haguenau was a key northeastern segment of France’s Maginot Line, comprising numerous bunkers and ouvrages designed to defend the border with Germany before and during World War II.
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C.
Fort Hackenberg
Fort Hackenberg is a massive French fortification complex in northeastern France that served as one of the largest and most important strongpoints of the Maginot Line.
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D.
Fortified Sector of Thionville
The Fortified Sector of Thionville was a key stretch of the Maginot Line in northeastern France, comprising major fortifications such as Fort Hackenberg to defend against German invasion before and during World War II.
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E.
Maginot
Maginot is a French surname most famously associated with André Maginot, the politician after whom the Maginot Line fortifications were named.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fort Douaumont Target entity description: Fort Douaumont is a massive French fortress near Verdun that became a focal point of intense fighting and a symbol of the brutal attrition warfare during World War I.
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A.
Barrage Vauban
Barrage Vauban is a historic 17th-century defensive weir and bridge in Strasbourg, France, known for its panoramic views over the city and its role in the former fortifications.
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B.
Fortified Sector of Haguenau
The Fortified Sector of Haguenau was a key northeastern segment of France’s Maginot Line, comprising numerous bunkers and ouvrages designed to defend the border with Germany before and during World War II.
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C.
Fort Hackenberg
Fort Hackenberg is a massive French fortification complex in northeastern France that served as one of the largest and most important strongpoints of the Maginot Line.
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D.
Fortified Sector of Thionville
The Fortified Sector of Thionville was a key stretch of the Maginot Line in northeastern France, comprising major fortifications such as Fort Hackenberg to defend against German invasion before and during World War II.
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E.
Maginot
Maginot is a French surname most famously associated with André Maginot, the politician after whom the Maginot Line fortifications were named.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fortress
ⓘ
military fortification ⓘ |
| armedWith |
155 mm gun turret
ⓘ
75 mm gun turret ⓘ machine-gun turrets ⓘ |
| captureDate | 1916-02-25 ⓘ |
| capturedBy | German Army ⓘ |
| constructedBy | French Army ⓘ |
| constructionEndDate | 1913 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1885 ⓘ |
| contains |
chapel
ⓘ
mass graves ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| currentUse | memorial site ⓘ |
| designedFor | defense of Verdun ⓘ |
| distanceFrom | approximately 8 km northeast of Verdun ⓘ |
| elevation | 388 metres ⓘ |
| era | late 19th century fortification ⓘ |
| front | Western Front ⓘ |
| garrisonCapacity | approximately 800 men ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
armored turrets
ⓘ
casemates ⓘ moat ⓘ underground galleries ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | monument historique ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 1970 ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Douaumont, Meuse ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricalRegion | Lorraine ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Grand Est ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Verdun, France
ⓘ
surface form:
Verdun
|
| materialUsed |
concrete
ⓘ
earthworks ⓘ steel ⓘ |
| namedAfter | village of Douaumont ⓘ |
| notableEvent | internal explosion in May 1916 ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operator |
Government of France
ⓘ
surface form:
French state
|
| partOf |
Séré de Rivières system
ⓘ
Fort Douaumont self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Verdun fortifications
|
| recaptureDate | 1916-10-24 ⓘ |
| recapturedBy | French Army ⓘ |
| significance |
key objective in Battle of Verdun
ⓘ
largest fort in Verdun defensive system ⓘ |
| status | preserved battlefield site ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
Battle of Verdun
ⓘ
attrition warfare ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedDuringConflict |
Battle of Verdun
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World War I ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fort Douaumont Description of subject: Fort Douaumont is a massive French fortress near Verdun that became a focal point of intense fighting and a symbol of the brutal attrition warfare during World War I.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Verdun fortress system
this entity surface form:
Verdun fortifications
this entity surface form:
Fortifications of Verdun