[DOC] [TLE] German invasion of Belgium - Wikipedia [PAR] The German invasion of Belgium was a military campaign which began on 4 
August 1914. Earlier, on 24 July, the Belgian government had announced that if 
war came it would uphold its historic neutrality. ... The city was abandoned on 9 
October and Allied forces withdrew to West Flanders. At the end of the Great 
Retreat,... [DOC] [TLE] Battle of Lige - Wikipedia [PAR] The Battle of Lige (French: Bataille de Lige) was the opening engagement of 
the German invasion of Belgium and the first battle of World War I. The attack on 
Lige city began on 5 August 1914 and lasted until 16 August, when the last fort 
.... on Belgium. German troops crossed the Belgian frontier and attacked Lige. [DOC] [TLE] German assault on Liege begins first battle of World War I - Aug 05 ... [PAR] 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 German 1st, 2nd and 3rd Armiessome 34 
divisions of ... taking 11 of Liege's 12 forts and exploding the walls of the 12th , 
Fort Loncin,... [DOC] [TLE] Lige. From the siege of 1914 to the honours of 1919 - The image of ... [PAR] Until August 1914, the city of Lige, and Belgium as a whole, represented a 
reality ... If the violation of Belgium's neutrality came as a thunderclap in a clear 
blue ... to as a "violation", Belgium is invaded by German armies on 4 August 
1914. ... The fort falls and General Leman, found unconscious by the Germans, is 
captured. [DOC] [TLE] The first and the last - We've got a story to tell you [PAR] On 4 August 1914 German troops crossed the Meuse just north of Lige and .... 
The day after the fall of the fort the devastated general wrote a letter to his King, ... 
of August 1914, German troops were massed on the border of neutral Belgium 
and .... siege when the city risked being encircled for months by an invading army
. [DOC] [TLE] Twentieth-Century Thermopylae: Lige 1914 and ... - The Volunteers [PAR] 1 NB Although, in 1914, the name of the city was still spelled Lige - it was .... 
declared war on Germany for violating Belgium's neutrality, Fortescue was ... As 
early as July 27, the NYT reported, in a short front-page article under the 
headline ... the defense of Fort Barchon was described as terrific slaughter, with 
the... [DOC] [TLE] On August 4, 1914, Germany declares war on neutral Belgium ... [PAR] On August 4, 1914, Germany declares war on neutral Belgium beacause ... IWM: 
2 August 1914, Germany invades Luxembourg and demands permission to move
 .... assault on the city of Liege in Belgium, violating the latter country's 
neutrality .... it was suggested that France had to be defeated early in the war, so 
that the... [DOC] [TLE] World War I [PAR] The war began as a clash between two coalitions of European countries. ... The 
Ottoman Empire joined the Central Powers in 1914, as did Bulgaria in 1915. ... 
Although the United States initially remained neutral, it joined the Allies in 1917. 
..... Only when German troops actually invaded Belgium, early on August 4, did... [DOC] [TLE] The Dominos Fall - Online Brochures [PAR] Germany invades neutral Belgium, implementing the Schlieffen Plan for a ... 
August 4: Britain declares war on Germany, in defence of Belgian neutrality ... 
Walloon city of Lige. ... Loncin, the last stubborn fort of Lige, falls after heavy 
bombardment from 'Big ... Written by Jonathan Thompson. European alliance 
map 1914... [DOC] [TLE] WWI Centennial: Bloodbath at Lige | Mental Floss [PAR] Aug 7, 2014 ... August 5-12, 1914: Bloodbath at Lige ... The war of movement got off to a slow 
start for the German Second Army, which ... Over the next few days, the Germans 
did succeed in overwhelming several forts east of the

Question: On August 4, 1914, Germany invaded the fort city of Liege despite this country's neutrality; the city soon fell
Answer: Belgium