1914
Naval Armoured Cars Sent to Belgium
Churchill supports deployment of armed naval vehicles to assist reconnaissance and communications in Belgium.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Belgium in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Churchill supports deployment of armed naval vehicles to assist reconnaissance and communications in Belgium.
Naval Division units withdraw toward the coast as German forces complete the siege of Antwerp.
Conducts an organised withdrawal as Allied armies fall back from the Dyle position under German pressure.
Leads 3rd Division into Belgium as the BEF moves forward after the German western offensive begins.
Secures approval for the airborne and ground operation intended to cross major Dutch rivers rapidly.
Advocates concentrating Allied supplies on a northern thrust through the Netherlands toward the Ruhr.
Reorganises the northern shoulder of the Allied line and prepares forces for renewed offensive action.
Temporarily receives operational control of US First and Ninth Armies during the Ardennes crisis.
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