https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Li%C3%A8ge
The Battle of Liège (5-16 August 1914) [also French: Bataille de Liège] was the opening engagement of the German invasion of Belgium and the first battle of the First World War.The city of Liège was protected by a ring of modern fortresses to form the Fortified position of Liège, one of several fortified cities to delay an invasion to allow troops from the powers which had guaranteed

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On August 5, 1914, the German army launches its assault on the city of Liege in Belgium, violating the latter country's neutrality and beginning the first battle of World War I. By August 4, the

https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/10-significant-battles-of-the-first-world-war
The Gallipoli campaign (25 April 1915 - 9 January 1916) was the land-based element of a strategy intended to allow Allied ships to pass through the Dardanelles, capture Constantinople (now Istanbul) and ultimately knock Ottoman Turkey out of the war.But Allied plans were based on the mistaken belief that the Ottomans could be easily overcome.

https://www.historyonawhim.com/articles/1914-the-battle-of-liege-part-one
August, 1914. Time was of the essence to the German forces under the leadership of Helmuth von Moltke. The Chief of the German Great General Staff, von Moltke, had inherited Germany's grand war plan for a major war. The infamous Schlieffen Plan was von Moltke's blueprint for Germany's war. His predecessor, Alfred von Schlieffen, had

https://www.firstworldwar.com/battles/liege.htm
The Battle of Liege signified the first land battle of the war, as the German Second Army crossed the frontier into neutral Belgium (since 1839) so as to attack France from the north. The Schlieffen Plan had started. The initial aim of von Bulow's Second Army, which comprised 320,000 men, was to seize the city of Liege, gateway to Belgium

https://www.historyofwar.org/articles/battles_liege.html
Siege of Liege, 5-16 August 1914 (Belgium) One of the most important battles of the early days of the First World War. The fortifications of Liege were considered to be amongst the strongest in Europe, with twelve modern forts surrounding the city, and the German plan adopted in 1914 required those fortifications to be neutralised, to allow the

https://www.britannica.com/event/World-War-I/The-war-in-the-west-1914
west. , 1914. in World War I in The initial stages of the war. Also known as: First World War, Great War, WWI. Written by. Dennis E. Showalter. Professor of History, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, Colo. Author of The Wars of Frederick the Great and Patton and Rommel: Men of War in the 20th Century; among others. Dennis E. Showalter,

http://www.greatwar.co.uk/battles/
The Battle and Siege of Liège (4 - 16 August 1914) was the first battle action on the Western Front, fought between the German Imperial Army and the Belgian Army. The historic Belgian city was located on high ground on the banks of the River Meuse. ... 25 August 1914) this important industrial city on the Rhine river was entered and occupied

https://thehistoryjunkie.com/battle-of-liege-facts-and-significance/
The Battle of Liege was the first land battle of World War 1 in which the Allies were able to deliver heavy losses to the invading Germans who were implementing the aggressive Schlieffen Plan in order to overwhelm their opponent with a large army that outnumbered their opponent. The purpose of the attack was to surprise France by marching

https://archive.nytimes.com/iht-retrospective.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/08/05/1914-german-army-attacks-liege/
All the German assaults on the city of Liège and its forts have so far been repulsed, and the hope increases that the progress of the invaders will be arrested until the French forces come up. The German artillery is proving inefficient against the powerfully armed turrets of the Liège forts.

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/58256/wwi-centennial-bloodbath-liege
This is the 138th installment in the series. August 5-12, 1914: Bloodbath at Liège. While the most enduring images of World War I come from the long period of trench warfare, the bloodiest phases

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The first battle of the Western Front. For the Schlieffen Plan to work, the Germans had to capture the Belgian fortress of Liège at all cost.Sourceshttps://w

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Terence Zuber seeks to remedy this by providing a definitive, comprehensive account of World War I's opening battle in his new book Ten Days in August: The Siege of Liège 1914. Zuber, who holds a doctorate from the University of Wuerzburg (Germany) and has twenty years' experience as an infantry officer in the U.S. Army, begins his book by

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5th Aug 1914 The Battle of Liege. The German Second Army crossed into neutral Belgium aiming to attack France from the north, and soon reached the key city of Liege, where their advance was checked by a relatively small number of Belgian soldiers under the command of Lieutenant General Leman. The city of Liege was defended by a ring of twelve

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_invasion_of_Belgium_(1914)
The German invasion of Belgium was a military campaign which began on 4 August 1914. On 24 July, the Belgian government had announced that if war came it would uphold its neutrality.The Belgian government mobilised its armed forces on 31 July and a state of heightened alert (Kriegsgefahr) was proclaimed in Germany.On 2 August, the German government sent an ultimatum to Belgium, demanding

https://wwi.lib.byu.edu/index.php/The_Fall_of_Li%C3%A8ge,
WWI Document Archive > 1914 Documents > The Fall of Liège, The Fall of Liège, by General Leman. On the 11th the Germans started bombarding us with 7- and 10-centimeter cannon. On the 12th and 13th they brought their 21-centimeter guns into action. But it was not until the 14th that they opened their heaviest fire and began their destruction

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Watch as Belgian soldiers defend their city against German invaders in 1914.See the action ... Get a quick look at the Battle of Liège in this one-minute video. Watch as Belgian soldiers defend

http://www.greatwar.co.uk/places/ww1-western-front.htm
The Battle and Siege of Liège was the first battle action on the Western Front from 4 August 1914. The city was captured by the Imperial German Army on 16 August 1914. Namur (Province of Namur, Wallonia, Belgium) The city of Namur fell to the Imperial German Army on 25 August 1914. It was liberated by British forces on 21 November 1918.

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Erich Friedrich Wilhelm Ludendorff (German pronunciation: [ˈeːrɪç ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈluːdn̩ˌdɔʁf]; 9 April 1865 - 20 December 1937) was a German military officer and politician who contributed significantly to the Nazis' rise to power.He achieved fame during World War I for his central role in the German victories at Liège and Tannenberg in 1914.

https://www.historyonawhim.com/articles/calm-before-the-storm-a-difficult-situation-for-both-armies-before-the-battle-of-liege-1914
Spoiler Alert: Leman was knocked unconscious when Fort de Loncin exploded on August 15, 1914, after a German 42cm shell penetrated the fort's magazine. He survived the war as a prisoner. Leman and his officers mobilized over 18,000 workers to dig entrenchments and move the Army's big guns to more ideal spots.

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THE BATTLE OF LIEGE, AUGUST 1914. Image: IWM (Q 87742) View Item: Image 387865681 ... The outbreak of war in 1914 brought many new rules and regulations to Britain. The most important of these was the Defence of the Realm Act (DORA), passed on 8 August 1914 'for securing public safety'.

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1914. Battle of Liège; A diagram of the fortifications surrounding the city. The Battle of Liège was the first battle of the war, and could be considered a moral victory for the allies, as the heavily outnumbered Belgians held out against the German Army for 12 days. From 5-16 August 1914, the Belgians successfully resisted the numerically

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortified_Position_of_Li%C3%A8ge
War came in 1914, and Liège became the early focus of German attack on the way to France. The forts were known to have shortcomings in their ability to resist heavy artillery, and had never been modernised. During the battle of Liège the forts were pounded by heavy German artillery of 21 cm, 28 cm and 42 cm.