August 14, 1914
August 14, 1914Using the 21-centimeter mortars, two additional forts were destroyed—Forts Fleron and Liers fell. The disabling of these fortresses settled into a pattern as infantry closed off the forts…
August 13, 1914
August 13, 1914Forts Çhaudfontaine, Embourg, and Pontisse fell. Adding to the fire of the 21-centimeter guns, the 42-centimeter monsters continued shelling Fort Pontisse, firing another forty-three rounds. The shocked Belgian…
August 12, 1914
August 12, 1914German aerial reconnaissance now focused on the Meuse between Namur and Givet: the area from which relief attempts for Liège could be expected. No activity was observed on…
August 11, 1914
Click edit button toAugust 11, 1914By late afternoon of August 11, the 21-centimeter mortars had pounded Fort d’Evegnée into submission. Even before the arrival of the main body of the…
August 10, 1914
August 10, 1914Now under Einem, Ninth Army Corps (General von Quast) had been assigned the capture of the northern and eastern fronts of Liège: Forts Liers, Pontisse, and Fléron. In…
August 9, 1914
August 9, 1914Einem succeeded in establishing telephonic communication with the city and sent the welcome news to the army commander that the German troops were safe. Five days after invading,…
August 8, 1914
August 8, 1914On the ground, the Liège operation seemed to be falling into place. The 21-centimeter mortars from the Twenty-Seventh and Fourteenth Brigades together shelled Fort Barchon. The guns of…
August 7, 1914
August 7, 1914There was no allowance for signal troops of any kind to be assigned to establish and maintain communication between Emmich and his higher HQs. As the commander of…
August 6, 1914
August 6,1914 Luftschiff ZVI supported of the ground forces. By 0300 hours on August 6, it was over Liège. There, the crew dropped a load of 15- and 21-centimeter…
August 5, 1914
August 5, 1914When the Germans sent an emissary to ask for their surrender, the Belgians responded, “Force your way through the gap.” The actual fight for the city and fortress…