Why didn't Belgium let the German through in World War One? (Short Animated Documentary)
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Published 2024-05-21
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All Comments (21)
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“Why didn’t Belgium let the German through” Just one German.
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There's an line from Classic Top Gear quote "Belgium: A country invented so that Britain and Germany would have a place to sort out their differences."
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Old german joke: How big is belgium? Two hours by tank
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Optimism: The number one enemy to military plans.
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The Germans in World War Two: WE’LL DO IT AGAIN!
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A German tourist went to the Belgian border crossing. The guard: Name? Occupation? Tourist: Hans, but just visiting.
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And all it took was A CERTAIN TOOTHBRUSH MUSTACHE HAVING AUSTRIAN MAN to reboot the madness.
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"To quote a a great wizard from a book which hasn't been written yet: 'You cannot pass' ." is such a cold line from King Albert
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Netherlands in WW1: Thank god we're not being invaded Netherlands in WW2: Well sh*t
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On the topic of Belgium during the First World War: King Albert I of Belgium stayed within the tiny sliver of Belgium that was unoccupied for the entire duration of the war and even commonly joined his men on the front lines.
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0:23 i just wanna say i really love this map coloring of making it darker than usual but not too dark
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Belguim being known as a highway for German armies in both World Wars is intersting!
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Germany in 1914 : Those roads are [error] ! Germany in 1940 : Those roads are [error] ! Germany in 2024 : Those roads are...wait a minute
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I like the idea that J.R.R. Tolkien read King Albert’s letter and thought ‘hmm that’s a good line, I should write a book about that’ and came up with Lord of the Rings
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If James bizenet stopped being mentioned at the end I think I would singly go bonkers
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Fun fact: The Germans didn't fully occupy Belgium in WWI, a small part survived, garrisoned by Belgian and British troops, around Ypres(where 3 major battles were fought during the war).
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As I recall, when Belgium was established in 1830, the terms of the treaty which established it,as you said in the video, stated that Belgium would be perpetually neutral in all conflicts. A big part of why Belgium said no was because Germany aka Prussia was one of the signatories of said treaty. It was the violation of Belgian neutrality that made England declare war on the Central Powers.
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Belgium actually did toy with coordinating with France pre-emptively in the 1930s as Mister Moustache Man came to power, but after France let the German reoccupation of the Rhineland go unanswered, Belgium lost faith France would actually defend them and retreated back into strict neutrality.
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King Albert I: Belgium is a country, not a road 🇧🇪
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Don't forget that the Maginot Line from WW2 was also suppose to go over Beliguim as well, but the Belgium Prime Minister refused.
