Fort Vaux

GPTKB entity

Statements (39)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf fortification
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:General_Philippe_Pétain
French_military_history
gptkbp:built 1881
gptkbp:casualties French_soldiers
gptkbp:coordinates 49°10′30″N 5°23′30″E
gptkbp:currentStatus historical site
gptkbp:defeated June 7, 1916
gptkbp:designedBy French_military_engineers
gptkbp:documentedIn historical records
gptkbp:enemy gptkb:German_Army
gptkbp:exhibits military artifacts
gptkbp:features underground tunnels
gptkbp:height approximately 30 meters
gptkbp:historicalEvent Siege of Fort Vaux
gptkbp:historicalPeriod early 20th century
gptkbp:historicalSignificance gptkb:symbol_of_French_resistance
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fort Vaux
gptkbp:influenced military architecture
gptkbp:influencedBy military strategy
gptkbp:involvedIn trench warfare
gptkbp:location gptkb:Verdun,_France
gptkbp:maintainedBy memorial site
gptkbp:managedBy gptkb:French_government
gptkbp:notable_player bastion
gptkbp:notableFor its resilience
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Verdun_fortifications
gptkb:Battle_of_Verdun
UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site
gptkbp:protectedArea gptkb:French_Army
German_assaults
gptkbp:renovated 1915
gptkbp:significance strategic military position
gptkbp:surroundedBy barbed_wire
gptkbp:surroundingArea gptkb:Verdun_battlefield
artillery positions
gptkbp:usedFor military training
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:visitedBy tourists