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The German General Government of Belgium (Kaiserliches Deutsches Generalgouvernement Belgien), was established on 26 August 1914 with Field Marshal Colmar Freiherr von der Goltz as the Military Governor. Goltz was succeeded by General Moritz von Bissing on 27 November 1914. [58] Soon after Bissing's appointment, OHL divided Belgium into three ...
The General Government was set up on 26 August 1914, when Field Marshal Colmar Freiherr von der Goltz was appointed as military governor of Belgium. [1] He was succeeded by General Moritz von Bissing on 27 November 1914. [1] Soon after Bissing's appointment, the German High Command divided Belgium into three distinct administrative zones. [2]
Before the war, Belgium was a constitutional monarchy and was noted for being one of the most industrialised countries in the world. [1] On 4 August 1914, the German army invaded Belgium just days after presenting an ultimatum to the Belgian government to allow free passage of German troops across its borders. [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)
Belgium a signatory to the Treaty of Rome establishing the European Economic Community. 1958: 17 April to 19 October: Expo 58, the first major World's Fair since the Second World War. 1 June: 1958 Belgian general election: 1960: 15 April: Birth of future King Philippe of Belgium: June
The forts faced France, a nation that Belgium had fought alongside for its independence. The dismantling of the Wellington Barrier forts began in 1839, but after the Revolutions of 1848 and the establishment of the Second French Empire in 1851, Belgium faced the possibility of invasion by
Historically Belgium had a reputation for neglecting its military, due in large part, to its enforced political neutrality. [2] During the 19th century , military reform had been a major political issue as successive governments remained unsure of whether the signatory nations of the 1839 Treaty of London would intervene to guarantee Belgian ...
The city of Antwerp (military governor general, Victor Deguise) was defended by numerous forts and other defensive positions and was considered to be impregnable.Since the 1880s, Belgian defence planning had been based on holding barrier forts on the Meuse (Maas) at Liège and at the confluence of the Meuse and the Sambre rivers at Namur, to prevent French or German armies from crossing the ...