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gptkbp:instanceOf
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fortification system
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gptkbp:armament
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machine guns
rifles
artillery turrets
howitzers
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gptkbp:builtBetween
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1888
1891
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gptkbp:builtBy
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gptkb:Belgian_Army
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gptkbp:defenseLine
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eastern frontier of Belgium
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gptkbp:designedBy
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gptkb:General_Henri_Alexis_Brialmont
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gptkbp:garrisonCapacity
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several hundred soldiers per fort
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gptkbp:heritageStatus
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some listed as protected monuments
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Liège Forts
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:Séré_de_Rivières_system
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Liège,_Belgium
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gptkbp:material
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unreinforced concrete
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gptkbp:notableBattle
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gptkb:Battle_of_Liège
Fort de Loncin explosion 1914
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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German invasion of Belgium 1914
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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armored observation cupolas
centralized design with surrounding ditches
concrete construction instead of masonry
ventilation and living quarters underground
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gptkbp:notableSite
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gptkb:Fort_de_Barchon
gptkb:Fort_de_Boncelles
gptkb:Fort_de_Chaudfontaine
gptkb:Fort_de_Evegnée
gptkb:Fort_de_Fléron
gptkb:Fort_de_Hollogne
gptkb:Fort_de_Liers
gptkb:Fort_de_Loncin
gptkb:Fort_de_Pontisse
gptkb:Fort_de_Lantin
Fort d'Embourg
Fort de Flémalle
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gptkbp:numberOfForts
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12
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gptkbp:purpose
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defense of Liège
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Brialmont_forts
Belgian National Redoubt
Namur Forts
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gptkbp:significance
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first major resistance to German army in WWI
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gptkbp:status
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some in ruins
some preserved as museums
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gptkbp:usedIn
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gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Fort_de_Flemalle
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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