October 1914
Belgian Army Withdraws toward Flanders
Albert directs the Belgian Army toward the Yser after Antwerp falls and the northern front contracts.
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Albert directs the Belgian Army toward the Yser after Antwerp falls and the northern front contracts.
Belgian forces use controlled flooding to hinder German movement across the Yser plain in Flanders.
Albert's army holds the Yser sector while German pressure threatens the last unoccupied part of Belgium.
By this time the Army Group of Flanders (GAF) comprised a total of 28 divisions from the Belgian, British and French Armies under the command of King Albert I of Belgium.
The Battle of Courtrai, also known as the Battle of Roulers or the Second Battle of Belgium (14th - 19th October 1918) followed on after a pause of a couple of weeks from the end of the Allied Flanders Advance.
The successful advance recaptured a number of Belgian towns including Menin, Courtrai, Roulers (Flemish name: Roeselare), Ostend, Bruges, Zeebrugge, and the French towns of Lille and Douai. Units of the advance reached the Dutch border by 19th October
Albert I & Degoutte have operational command of the Allied forces
Albert takes command of the multinational Army Group of Flanders for the final Allied offensive.
Albert's army group attacks across Flanders as the Allies begin the final liberation offensive.
Belgian forces capture major German positions in Houthulst Forest during the opening phase of the final offensive.
Albert's army group pushes eastward as German forces retreat toward the Scheldt before the armistice.
Leopold's army fights in Flanders as German forces press westward through Belgium.
Belgian forces fall back through Flanders while trying to maintain contact with British and French armies.
Belgium's surrender ends organised Belgian resistance in Flanders while British and French forces continue withdrawing.
Flanders is granted devolved power
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