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Capture of Antwerp

Germany · Warfare / World War, 1st. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

3Records
1914Date range
3Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1914

Hans von Beseler9 October 1914

Antwerp · Warfare / World War, 1st

Commands the capture of Antwerp by the First Army

Moltke9 October 1914

Antwerp · Warfare / World War, 1st

Antwerp surrenders to the Germans

Ludwig von SchroderOctober 1914

Antwerp · Warfare / World War, 1st

Takes part in the German capture of Antwerp

Names involved

Hans von BeselerLudwig von SchroderMoltke

Provenance

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