gptkbp:instanceOf
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fortification system
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gptkbp:armament
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machine guns
mortars
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:Henri_Alexis_Brialmont
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gptkbp:distanceFromLondon
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6-9 km
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gptkbp:enemyOf
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gptkb:German_Army
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gptkbp:feature
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casemates
moats
underground galleries
armored turrets
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gptkbp:garrison
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gptkb:Belgian_Army_troops
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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delayed German advance in 1914
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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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gptkb:steel
concrete
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gptkbp:notableBattle
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gptkb:Battle_of_Liège
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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gptkb:Fort_de_Loncin_explosion
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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_Embourg
gptkb:Fort_de_Evegnée
gptkb:Fort_de_Fléron
gptkb:Fort_de_Flemalle
gptkb:Fort_de_Hollogne
gptkb:Fort_de_Liers
gptkb:Fort_de_Loncin
gptkb:Fort_de_Pontisse
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gptkbp:numberOfForts
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12
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gptkbp:openToPublic
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some forts open to visitors
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:National_Redoubt_of_Belgium
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gptkbp:purpose
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defense of Liège
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gptkbp:shape
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ring around Liège
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gptkbp:significance
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first major use of concrete in fortifications
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gptkbp:status
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some in ruins
some preserved as museums
some used by Belgian military
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gptkbp:UNESCOStatus
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not a World Heritage Site
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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:Battle_of_Liège
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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