Battle of Courtrai (1918)
Battle of the Hundred Days Offensive of World War I / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the battle in 1918. For other battles by the same name, see Battle of Courtrai (disambiguation).
The Battle of Courtrai (also known as the Second Battle of Belgium (French: 2ème Bataille de Belgique) and the Battle of Roulers (French: Bataille de Roulers)) was one of a series of offensives in northern France and southern Belgium that took place in late September and October 1918.
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Battle of Courtrai | |||||||
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Part of the Hundred Days Offensive of World War I | |||||||
Liberation of Bruges - King Albert I of the Belgians with his wife, Queen Elisabeth enter Bruges on 25 October 1918 alongside Admiral Roger Keyes (far left) and the 1st Earl of Athlone (far right) | |||||||
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France | German Empire | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
King Albert I Cyriaque Gillain Jean Degoutte Herbert Plumer |
Erich Ludendorff Crown Prince Rupprecht Sixt von Armin Ferdinand von Quast | ||||||
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Not available 12,000 soldiers captured 550 artillery pieces captured. |
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