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28 maj 2024 · This map shows the boundaries and major cities of the Kingdom of Belgium at the time it entered the First World War in 1914. Note that since publishing this map we have been made aware of an error in the map - the small eastern Cantons gained by Belgium from Germany in 1919 are mistakenly shown as being part of Belgium in 1914.
- Kingdom of Belgium
1914 Map. Click on map for more detail. General facts....
- The Post and Telegraph Department at War
The Post and Telegraph (P&T) Department played a crucial...
- Kingdom of Belgium
When World War I began, Germany invaded neutral Belgium and Luxembourg as part of the Schlieffen Plan, in an attempt to capture Paris quickly by catching the French off guard through an invasion via neutral countries.
History Map of WWI: Belgium - August 20, 1914; illustrating the Advance of the German Right Wing.
Map of Belgium, 1914, used by British Second Army. Covers the whole of Belgium. Includes table of distances, and index to places in margins. Red stamp on reverse: Capt. R.A.M.C. [Royal Army Medical Corps], Sanitary Officer, IInd Army., Location: Research Collections; Fonds: WW1 Trench Maps: France; Box number: PC19; envelope_number: 618.
Numerous modern maps covering the Belgian and French battlefield regions of the 1914-1918 Western Front are produced by the well-known map publishers Michelin and Institute National Géographique (IGN).
This particular map shows the movement of German troops through Belgium. From a box of 70 lantern slides associated with the German invasion of Belgium, 1914.
29 sty 2016 · This contribution focuses on maps of Belgium produced in and outside the country during WWI and intended for the larger public.
