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World War I. Entente campaign, mission 1 "The Battle of Namur"

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Channel: GamePlayShare · 2017 · Gaming

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According to the German staff directives of August 20, the offensive was to be continued in the vicinity of Namur. The 1st and the 2nd armies were to advance from the west, while the 3rd army was to march through the Namur-Givet front, with the final objective for all armies being to capture the city. On August 21, detachments of the German Bulowe army forced the Sambre and by midnight secured the southern bank of the river. Through the crackling of rifle shots and the booming of artillery shells, a heavier sound broke through - it was the German heavy artillery. The shelling of the Namur forts with heavy cannon that had been hastily delivered from Liege, began. Over the course of two days the city was reduced to ruins, but continued to struggle nonetheless. Fierce resistance was posed by the 4th Belgian division. By the morning of August 23, the city continued to fend off the enemy, but at midday the evacuation had already begun. The Germans continued the offensive. In the evening the French command learned that the northern forts had been captured by the enemy and that the entire army was retreating. The next day, the Germans entered the city...

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