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  2. List of forts - Wikipedia

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    Early colonial defense works constructed before the 19th century were primarily small coastal batteries built of stone having anywhere from two to ten guns. Some of these early forts and batteries are the oldest standing masonry forts in the new world. Later forts constructed by the royal engineers were much larger and more complex. Fort St ...

  3. List of forts in the United States - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of historical forts in the United States. World War II military reservations containing 8-inch and larger gun batteries are also included. World War II military reservations containing 8-inch and larger gun batteries are also included.

  4. Western Russian fortresses - Wikipedia

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    In 1909, General Vladimir Sukhomlinov, the new War Minister for the Russian Empire, planned to demolish the western fortress system believing the forts were obsolete. Sukhomlinov's plan was overruled by a vote in the Imperial Duma , instead it was decided to strengthen and expand the system instead, and construction of the new forts was still ...

  5. Fort Douaumont - Wikipedia

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    Fort Douaumont was still only manned by a maintenance crew of only 56 troops and a few gunners. The highest-ranked soldier in the fort was an NCO named Chenot. On 25 February, elements of the German 24th Brandenburg Regiment ( 6 Infanterie-Division, III Armeekorps ) approached Fort Douaumont from the north, as a reconnaissance or raiding party.

  6. Przemyśl Fortress - Wikipedia

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    Przemyśl fortress (Polish: Twierdza Przemyśl) is a series of fortifications around Przemyśl, Poland.It was constructed by the Austro-Hungarian Empire from the mid 19th century until the First World War in sections, depending on the diplomatic relations between Austria and the Russian Empire, and saw extensive combat during World War I. [1] Originally captured by the Russian Army, it was ...

  7. List of bastion forts - Wikipedia

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    The outlines of some other star forts from the English Civil War exist. These were often built of ditches and earthen ramparts and were redoubts built to defend weak points in older fortifications such as Fort Royal Hill , Worcester, was built to defend a hill within 17th-century artillery range of the city's medieval walls.

  8. Osowiec Fortress - Wikipedia

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    After the First World War, the Second Polish Republic refurbished parts of Osowiec and used it to house Polish army units, including the Central School of Non-Commissioned Officers of the Border Protection Corps. [9] The 135th Reserve Infantry Regiment was formed from the school after Germany invaded Poland at the beginning of the Second World ...

  9. Category : Military units and formations of World War I

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    Military aviation units and formations in World War I (5 C, 29 P) Pages in category "Military units and formations of World War I" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.