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Sep 21, 2024 · Siege of Antwerp, German capture of the Belgian city of Antwerp from September 28 to October 10, 1914, in the early months of World War I. The Siege of Antwerp showed the weakness of fortifications in the face of the latest German heavy artillery, but it also revealed the Belgians’ refusal to bow to German demands and their determination to ...
- Adrian Gilbert
Belgian troops from Antwerp withdrew to the Yser river, close to the French border and dug in, to begin the defence of the last unoccupied part of Belgium and fought the Battle of the Yser against the German 4th Army in October and November 1914.
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From the night of 27/28 September 1914 the Germans launched an artillery bombardment in the southern sector of the outer ring of forts which protected the city of Antwerp. They fired over 160 heavy guns, including four super heavy 42cm (16.2") howitzers.
The Siege of Antwerp, 1914. Following the fall of the forts at Liege in Belgium on 16 August 1914, King Albert I ordered a withdrawal of Belgium's remaining 65,000 troops to Antwerp, another fortress city (along with Namur).
The Siege of Antwerp by Winston Churchill, October 1914. Reproduced below is an account of the siege of Antwerp in October 1914.
The siege of Antwerp began on in earnest in the first days of October. By October 8, it was clear the outer forts and connecting trenches would fall soon. The Belgian and British forces evacuated the city. Although most did so successfully, some were captured by German forces.
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The Siege of Antwerp by Arthur Conan Doyle, October 1914. Reproduced below is a portion of Arthur Conan Doyle's summary of the siege of Antwerp in October 1914.
