Title

King Albert of the Belgians during the siege of Antwerp, Belgium, September-October 1914 (1926).Artist: J Simont

Caption

King Albert of the Belgians during the siege of Antwerp, Belgium, September-October 1914 (1926). After the Germans invaded his country on 4 August 1914, Albert I took personal command of Belgium's army. After the fall of the forts at Liege on 16 August, Albert ordered the 65,000 remaining Belgian troops to fall back to the fortified city of Antwerp. Antwerp itself was evacuated by the Belgians on 7 October, with the troops retreating to Oostende.
The Print Collector collection

Date

1926

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C14_167

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

89,9Mb (2,5Mb) / 16,5in x 21,1in / 4952 x 6344 (300dpi)

Keywords

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