Fort Eben-Emael
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Fort Eben-Emael was a massive Belgian fortress near Liège that gained historical significance when it was dramatically captured by German airborne troops in May 1940 during World War II.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Eben-Emael canonical | 4 |
| Eben-Emael | 2 |
| non-profit association Fort Eben-Emael | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8600883 — 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 Eben-Emael Context triple: [Battle of Fort Eben-Emael, place, Fort Eben-Emael]
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A.
Fort Douaumont
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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B.
Fort Belgica
Fort Belgica is a 17th-century Dutch colonial fortress on Banda Neira in Indonesia’s Maluku Islands, historically built to control the lucrative spice trade.
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C.
Fort Vechten
Fort Vechten is a 19th-century Dutch fortress near Utrecht that served as a key defensive stronghold within the historic New Dutch Water Line.
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D.
fortress of Huningue
The fortress of Huningue was a strategically important French military stronghold on the Rhine River near Basel, designed to control a key crossing point between France, Switzerland, and Germany.
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E.
Fort Sint Pieter
Fort Sint Pieter is a historic 18th-century fortress on the southern edge of Maastricht, Netherlands, built to defend the city and now a popular tourist site with panoramic views and underground tunnels.
- 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 Eben-Emael Target entity description: Fort Eben-Emael was a massive Belgian fortress near Liège that gained historical significance when it was dramatically captured by German airborne troops in May 1940 during World War II.
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A.
Fort Douaumont
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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B.
Fort Belgica
Fort Belgica is a 17th-century Dutch colonial fortress on Banda Neira in Indonesia’s Maluku Islands, historically built to control the lucrative spice trade.
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C.
Fort Vechten
Fort Vechten is a 19th-century Dutch fortress near Utrecht that served as a key defensive stronghold within the historic New Dutch Water Line.
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D.
fortress of Huningue
The fortress of Huningue was a strategically important French military stronghold on the Rhine River near Basel, designed to control a key crossing point between France, Switzerland, and Germany.
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E.
Fort Sint Pieter
Fort Sint Pieter is a historic 18th-century fortress on the southern edge of Maastricht, Netherlands, built to defend the city and now a popular tourist site with panoramic views and underground tunnels.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fortress
ⓘ
military fortification ⓘ |
| area | approximately 0.75 square kilometres ⓘ |
| armament |
120 mm guns
ⓘ
75 mm guns ⓘ anti-tank guns ⓘ machine guns ⓘ |
| builtToProtect |
Albert Canal bridges
ⓘ
linked to:
Albert Canal
Belgian–German border ⓘ
linked to:
Belgium–Germany border
|
| captureDate | 10 May 1940 ⓘ |
| capturedBy |
Fallschirmjäger
ⓘ
German airborne troops ⓘ Sturmabteilung Koch ⓘ |
| captureMethod |
glider-borne assault
ⓘ
use of shaped charges ⓘ |
| conflict |
Battle of Belgium
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of France
World War II ⓘ |
| constructedBy |
Belgian Army
ⓘ
linked to:
Belgian Land Component
|
| constructionStartDate | 1931 ⓘ |
| country | Belgium ⓘ |
| currentUse |
memorial site
ⓘ
museum ⓘ |
| designedAs | state-of-the-art fortress of the interwar period ⓘ |
| designedToDefend |
approaches to Liège
ⓘ
strategic crossings over the Albert Canal ⓘ |
| era | interwar period fortification system ⓘ |
| feature |
anti-aircraft positions
ⓘ
armoured gun turrets ⓘ casemates ⓘ underground galleries ⓘ |
| garrisonSize | approximately 1200 men ⓘ |
| hasTourType | guided tours ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | preserved military heritage site ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
demonstrated vulnerability of fixed fortifications to airborne assault
ⓘ
landmark operation in airborne warfare ⓘ |
| inServiceStartDate | 1935 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Eben-Emael
ⓘ
linked to:
Fort Eben-Emael
Wallonia ⓘ province of Liège ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Liège
ⓘ
Meuse River ⓘ
linked to:
Meuse
|
| locatedOn | Albert Canal ⓘ |
| namedAfter | village of Eben-Emael ⓘ |
| notableEvent | German assault of May 1940 ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operator |
non-profit association Fort Eben-Emael
ⓘ
linked to:
Fort Eben-Emael
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| partOf | Fortified Position of Liège ⓘ |
| resultOfCapture |
bypassed Belgian defensive line
ⓘ
facilitated German crossing of the Albert Canal ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Fort Eben-Emael Description of subject: Fort Eben-Emael was a massive Belgian fortress near Liège that gained historical significance when it was dramatically captured by German airborne troops in May 1940 during World War II.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Fort Eben-Emael
linked to: Fort Eben-Emael