1914 Invasion of Belgium

Overview

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

James Copp

Narrator

Finbarr Madden

Major von Zichlberg

Guy Williams

General Gérard Leman

David Heath

Captain Morgan Crofton