Thursday, 9 October 2014

October 9 - Fall of Antwerp

Antwerp, under siege from German forces since 28 September, surrenders. The Germans occupy the city and some British and Belgian troops escape to Holland and are interned for the duration of the war. The remaining troops from Antwerp withdraw to the Yser river, close to the French border. Here they dig in, to begin the defence of the last unoccupied part of Belgium.

The fall of Antwerp and the retreat to the Yser


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