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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:military_conflict
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Liège_Revolution
gptkb:Liège_Wars
gptkb:Big_Bertha
gptkb:Principality_of_Liège
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gptkbp:aftermath
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German advance into France
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gptkbp:armament
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Big Bertha cannons
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gptkbp:casualties
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High for both sides
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gptkbp:combat_system
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gptkb:Liège_Fortress
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gptkbp:combatant
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gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:Belgium
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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Inspiration for literature
Inspiration for songs
Inspiration for films
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gptkbp:date
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August 5, 1914
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gptkbp:defense
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gptkb:Belgian_Army
Courageous but outnumbered
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gptkbp:defense_mechanism
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gptkb:Liège_Forts
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gptkbp:duration
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11 days
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gptkbp:end_date
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August 16, 1914
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gptkbp:enemy
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gptkb:military_officer
August 5, 1914
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gptkbp:historical_analysis
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Studied in military history
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gptkbp:historical_context
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gptkb:German_invasion_of_Belgium
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gptkbp:historical_documentation
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Military reports
Eyewitness accounts
Photographs and maps
Post-war analyses
Extensive records exist
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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First use of heavy artillery in WWI
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Siege of Liège
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gptkbp:impact
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Delayed German plans
Boosted Belgian morale
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gptkbp:involved_forces
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Approximately 40,000 troops
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gptkbp:is_celebrated_in
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Memorials in Belgium
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gptkbp:legacy
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Symbol of resistance
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Liège,_Belgium
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gptkbp:media_coverage
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International attention
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gptkbp:military_technology
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Defensive structures
Artillery used by Germans
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gptkbp:notable_allies
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Over 100,000 troops
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gptkbp:notable_battle
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August 16, 1914
Importance of fortifications
Coordination between forces
Need for rapid mobilization
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gptkbp:notable_figures
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gptkb:General_Léon_de_Witte
gptkb:General_von_Emmich
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:World_War_I
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gptkbp:related_event
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gptkb:Battle_of_Mons
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Frontiers
gptkb:Battle_of_Charleroi
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gptkbp:result
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German victory
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gptkbp:significance
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First major battle of World War I
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gptkbp:strategic_importance
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Control of Belgium
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gptkbp:tactics
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gptkb:military_siege
Defend the forts
Quick conquest of Belgium
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