The Belgian Front, August 1914, Cologne, Germany, Luxemburg, Belgium and northern France include the Belgian forts of the Meuse at Liège, Namur, and Dinant, the fortress of Antwerp, and the capital of Brussels. The fortress of Liège (Lüttich) fell on August 16. German troops paraded in Brussels on August 20 as the Belgian Army fell back to Antwerp.

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The 1867 Treaty of London — to which Germany was a signatory — declared Belgium and the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg neutral territory.

Early on the morning of August 2, 1914, German troops crossed into Luxemburg over the Moselle River bridges at Wasserbillig and Remich and advanced towards the city of Luxemburg, the Grand Duchy's capital. The country was occupied through the war.

Grand Duchess Marie-Adélaïde protested the German occupation and tried to maintain a neutral position, but was perceived to be pro-German, particularly after allowing Germany's Crown Prince Wilhelm to establish his temporary military headquarters in Luxembourg City.

Deeply unpopular in her country, and opposed by many French and Belgian politicians, some of whom favored annexing Luxemburg, Marie-Adélaïde abdicated on January 14, 1919 in favor of her younger syster Charlotte.

Luxemburg is a country in Europe.

Statistics for Luxemburg (1)

Type	Statistic
Population	259,899

Some books about Luxemburg (1)

Title	Author Last Name	Author First Name
Belgium and Holland Including the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg	Baedeker	Karl