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2 days ago · Western Front (World War I) The Western Front was one of the main theatres of war during the First World War. Following the outbreak of war in August 1914, the German Army opened the Western Front by invading Luxembourg and Belgium, then gaining military control of important industrial regions in France. The German advance was halted with the ...
- 2 August 1914-11 November 1918
- Allied victory
3 days ago · The Third Battle of Ypres (German: Dritte Flandernschlacht; French: Troisième Bataille des Flandres; Dutch: Derde Slag om Ieper), also known as the Battle of Passchendaele (/ ˈpæʃəndeɪl / PASH-ən-dayl), was a campaign of the First World War, fought by the Allies against the German Empire.
5 days ago · Mud, blood, and wire: Tales from the Battles of Passchendaele. October marks the anniversary of the bloody Battles of Passchendaele, the climactic phase of the Third Battle of Ypres. Discover stories of the men who fought and fell there today.
4 days ago · World War I - Western Front, Trench Warfare, 1914: German troops swept through Belgium and engaged the French army in the Battle of the Frontiers, a series of engagements in Lorraine that involved more than two million troops and was the largest battle of WWI.
4 days ago · See even more amazing summits in Flanders with these guides: East Flanders. South Limburg. Flemish Brabant. Discover the best peaks in West Flanders in our guide, containing tips, pictures and maps of the top 5 in the region. Recommended by other members of the komoot community, simply find the one you like most and plan your adventure to it in ...
3 days ago · List of railway stations in Belgium. Belgium has an extensive passenger railway network managed by the National Railway Company of Belgium. [1]
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2 days ago · The two countries refused free passage to the German troops and were invaded on August 2 and August 4, respectively. The Belgian army retired behind the Yser (IJzer) River in the west of Flanders and held this position until 1918.
