'La Grande Guerre'

the Siege of Antwerp from a Belgian History Magazine 4

Flooded area around Antwerp

a bridge destroyed by Belgin engineers

armored train shelling Germn positions

A fanciful illustration showing Belgian forces under attack on the

inner fortifications. Of the three rings of forts, only the outer ring was fought over

in any meaningful sense of the word. The second ring was briefly held

and the inner ring was not defended at all.

refugees

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