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Pages in category "Battles of World War I involving Belgium" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The Belgian Army in World War I (2009) excerpt and text search; Proctor, T. M. "Missing in Action: Belgian Civilians and the First World War," Revue belge d’Histoire contemporaine (2005) 4:547–572. Zuckerman, Larry (2004). The Rape of Belgium: The Untold Story of World War I. New York: New York University Press. ISBN 978-0-8147-9704-4.
The Treaty of London (1839) recognized Belgian independence and neutrality from the United Kingdom of the Netherlands after the Belgian revolution. [1] Until 1911, Belgian strategic analysis anticipated that if war came, the Germans would attack France across the Franco-German border and trap the French armies against the Belgian frontier, as ...
Belgium acquires Ruanda-Urundi from German East Africa; 10 May 1940 28 May 1940 Battle of Belgium (part of World War II) Belgium France British Empire Netherlands Luxembourg Nazi Germany: Belgian surrender and German occupation of Belgium 1940 1945 World War II: Allies: Axis powers: Allied victory 1950 1953 Korean War United Nations (UN ...
USA: National World War I Museum. "World War One Timeline". UK: BBC. "New Zealand and the First World War (timeline)". New Zealand Government. "Timeline: Australia in the First World War, 1914-1918". Australian War Memorial. "World War I: Declarations of War from around the Globe". Law Library of Congress.
This list of military engagements of World War I covers terrestrial, maritime, and aerial conflicts, including campaigns, operations, defensive positions, and sieges. Campaigns generally refer to broader strategic operations conducted over a large bit of territory and over a long period of time.
At the outbreak of World War I, the Belgian Army was in the middle of a reorganisation. From Belgium's independence in 1830 until 1909 it had comprised a mixed force of volunteers and conscripts recruited by lot. [1] Historically Belgium had a reputation for neglecting its military, due in large part, to its enforced political neutrality. [2]
24 May – Belgian general election, 1914; July. 25 July – General mobilisation for the eventuality of war. August. 4 August – German invasion with attendant atrocities: beginning of Belgian involvement in World War I. 5 to 16 August – Battle of Liège. 12 August – Battle of Haelen (1914) 20 to 25 August – Siege of Namur (1914)