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  2. German invasion of Belgium (1940) - Wikipedia

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    The invasion of Belgium or Belgian campaign [2] (10–28 May 1940), often referred to within Belgium as the 18 Days' Campaign (French: Campagne des 18 jours; Dutch: Achttiendaagse Veldtocht), formed part of the larger Battle of France, an offensive campaign by Germany during the Second World War.

  3. German invasion of Belgium (1914) - Wikipedia

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    The offensive strategies of France and Germany had failed by November 1914, leaving most of Belgium under German occupation and Allied blockade. [50] 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 ...

  4. Timeline of World War II (1939) - Wikipedia

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    The German cruiser Deutschland seizes the American freighter SS City of Flint and its crew, accusing them of contraband. Led by a prize crew the ship is ordered to go to Germany, causing a diplomatic incident with the United States and igniting American public opinion. [106] [107] 10 October The last of Poland's military surrenders to the Germans.

  5. Belgium in World War II - Wikipedia

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    Belgium was also a key player in the unsuccessful negotiations about the creation of a European Defence Community (EDC) in the 1950s. Belgium was assigned a sector of the British zone in West Germany, around the city of Cologne, which it occupied from 1945. [107] Belgian soldiers remained in Germany until their final withdrawal in 2002. [107]

  6. German occupation of Belgium during World War II - Wikipedia

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    When France and Britain declared war on Germany in September 1939, Belgium remained strictly neutral while mobilising its reserves. [4] Without warning, the Germans invaded Belgium on 10 May 1940. During the Battle of Belgium, the Belgian army was pushed back into a pocket in the northwest of Belgium and surrendered on 28 May. [5]

  7. German invasion of Belgium - Wikipedia

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    German invasion of Belgium (1940) during World War II Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title German invasion of Belgium .

  8. List of wars involving Belgium - Wikipedia

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    List of wars in the Low Countries until 1560 – includes wars on the present territory of Belgium until 1560.; List of wars in the southern Low Countries (1560–1829) – includes wars on the present territory of Belgium, including the Southern Netherlands (Spanish Netherlands & Austrian Netherlands), the Principality of Liège, the Princely Abbey of Stavelot-Malmedy, the Prince-Bishopric of ...

  9. Belgium in World War I - Wikipedia

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    "The Commission for Relief in Belgium and the Political Diplomatic History of the First World War," Diplomacy and Statecraft (2010) 21#4 pp 593–613. Fox, Sir Frank. The Agony of Belgium The Invasion of Belgium in WWI August–December 1914 (2nd Edition Beaumont Fox, 2015), Summary of book Archived 2018-08-04 at the Wayback Machine; Review of ...