1914 Invasion of Belgium

Synopsis

The small Belgian army held up the German advance, the British Expeditionary Force fought its first battle and the invincible German army was brought to a standstill in Belgium. This film traces that first month, the battles of Liège, Antwerp and Mons. In reconstruction it uses the words of those who took part and looks at the remains of the battlefields and the fortifications that still exist.

Top cast

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James Copp

Narrator

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Finbarr Madden

Major von Zichlberg

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Guy Williams

General Gérard Leman

David Heath

Captain Morgan Crofton

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David Carney

Captain Walter Bloem