One hundred years ago today the German army laid siege to Antwerp in Belgium. The siege would last until October 10, 1914 and would end with the Germans capturing the city. The siege of Antwerp would be the last major defense of eastern Belgium. After the fall of Antwerp the Belgium government would relocate to France for the remainder of the war.
Almost all of Belgium would fall under German occupation with the exception of a tiny patch of land at the very most western tip of Belgium. Belgian troops would continue to fight in the defense of what remained of a free Belgium on the Western Front and in Belgian territory in Africa for the remainder of the war.
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