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The Battle of the Frontiers

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The Battle of the Frontiers

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This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Parc naturel de l'Ardenne méridionale

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    July 28, 2023

    Concise local historical explanation:
    August 1914, Belgium is overpowered by the German Army. The German and French troops come to blows in the battle for the borders.
    On 22 and 23 August, the German and French armies clashed on the French-Belgian border from Musson to Charleroi. The battles for the 'Battle of the Borders' turn out in favor of the Germans (except in Maissin). In the Ardennes and Lorraine alone, about 25,000 French and 15,000 German soldiers died.
    Thousands of French and German soldiers are buried brotherly on the Maissin war cemetery.

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      Location: Daverdisse, Neufchâteau, Wallonie, Wallonia, Belgium

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