Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
military conflict
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| gptkbp:battle |
gptkb:French_Army
|
| gptkbp:casualties |
approximately 700,000 total
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| gptkbp:celebrates |
gptkb:Verdun_Memorial
Douaumont Ossuary |
| gptkbp:culturalImpact |
inspiration for literature and art
|
| gptkbp:culturalSignificance |
historical novels
memorials and monuments artworks depicting the battle documentaries on the battle films_about_WWI |
| gptkbp:electronic_warfare |
machine guns
tanks heavy artillery poison gas aircraft reconnaissance |
| gptkbp:finaleDate |
December 18, 1916
|
| gptkbp:geographicalFeature |
gptkb:Meuse_River
Verdun region |
| gptkbp:historicalImpact |
one of the longest battles in WWI
|
| gptkbp:historicalPeriod |
1910s
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| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
strategic plans
treaties and agreements government communications letters from soldiers maps of the battlefield photographs from the battle one of the costliest battles in history post-war analyses battlefield reports memoirs of veterans |
| gptkbp:house |
gptkb:Fort_Vaux
gptkb:Fort_Douaumont |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Siege of Verdun
|
| gptkbp:launchDate |
February 21, 1916
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| gptkbp:legacy |
remains a symbol of sacrifice
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Verdun,_France
|
| gptkbp:militaryRank |
gptkb:General_Hermann_von_Stein
gptkb:General_Fritz_von_Below gptkb:General_Robert_Nivelle gptkb:General_Joseph_Joffre attrition warfare trench warfare artillery bombardment counter-offensive operations strategic stalemate |
| gptkbp:notableFigures |
gptkb:Philippe_Pétain
gptkb:Erich_von_Falkenhayn |
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:World_War_I
|
| gptkbp:result |
French_victory
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| gptkbp:significance |
symbol_of_French_national_determination
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| gptkbp:tactics |
gptkb:German_Army
|