On Monday 3 August 1914 at 7 30 am, Belgium responded negatively to the German ultimatum demanding free passage for their troops to France. The First World War began the next day for the Belgian people when the German army violated his territory what caused the outbreak of war for the United Kingdom.On Sunday 9 August 1914, French President Raymond Poincare decorated Albert First, King of the Belgians, with the Military Medal after awarding the Legion of Honor to the city of Liege. The plan of the German invasion, which had mobilized a million soldiers, had provided for a rapid invasion of nor...

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