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2 events · 9 research items · October 16, 2023 to February 19, 2026
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Germany Executes Its Western War Plan
Published Research World Wars: Power, Conflict & Consequence

Germany Executes Its Western War Plan

August–September 1914 — Germany concentrates major forces against France and advances through Belgium. The operational scheme derives from years of German planning ass...

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Britain Enters the War
Published Research World Wars: Power, Conflict & Consequence

Britain Enters the War

4 August 1914 — Britain declares war on Germany after German forces invade neutral Belgium and Berlin fails to meet the British demand for Belgian neutrality to be res...

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France and Belgium Occupy the Ruhr
Published Research World Wars: Power, Conflict & Consequence

France and Belgium Occupy the Ruhr

11 January 1923 — French and Belgian troops occupy Germany's Ruhr industrial region after Germany falls behind on reparations deliveries. The German government respond...

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German Armor Breaks Through at Sedan
Published Research World Wars: Power, Conflict & Consequence

German Armor Breaks Through at Sedan

13 May 1940 — German forces cross the Meuse near Sedan after concentrated air attacks and rapid engineering operations. Armored formations then move west toward the Ch...

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Germany Attacks Western Europe
Published Research World Wars: Power, Conflict & Consequence

Germany Attacks Western Europe

10 May 1940 — Germany invades the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and France. Allied armies move north into Belgium expecting the principal German attack there. Inste...

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Germany Declares War on France
Published Research World Wars: Power, Conflict & Consequence

Germany Declares War on France

3 August 1914 — Germany declares war on France while German forces move through Luxembourg and prepare to enter Belgium. German planners seek a rapid defeat of France ...

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Locarno Treaties Are Signed
Published Research World Wars: Power, Conflict & Consequence

Locarno Treaties Are Signed

1 December 1925 — Germany, France, Belgium, Britain and Italy sign agreements intended to stabilize Western Europe's postwar borders. Germany accepts its western front...

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