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- The short version of why Namur was so important is that in 1914 it had railway connections to Aachen in Germany and Maastricht in the Netherlands via Liège, directly to Brussels, to Paris via Charleroi, to Luxembourg, to Givet in north-eastern France via Dinant, and to the coal-rich north-east of Flanders via Tienen.
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The Siege of Namur (French: Siège de Namur) was a battle between Belgian and German forces around the fortified city of Namur during the First World War. Namur was defended by a ring of modern fortresses, known as the Fortified Position of Namur and guarded by the 4th Division of the Belgian Army.
- 20-25 August 1914
- German victory
Aug 22, 2014 · The short version of why Namur was so important is that in 1914 it had railway connections to Aachen in Germany and Maastricht in the Netherlands via Liège, directly to Brussels, to Paris via Charleroi, to Luxembourg, to Givet in north-eastern France via Dinant, and to the coal-rich north-east of Flanders via Tienen.
Mar 10, 2023 · Background. In theory, the capture of Namur ought to have been easier than at Liege: the garrison was low on morale, ammunition, and, most critically, manpower. At its best, Namur was garrisoned with approximately 37,000 men, against which was arrayed at least 107,000 German troops.
As at Liège, Namur had been fortified between 1888 and 1892 with the construction of a ring of nine forts around the town to defend the Sambre and Meuse Rivers. The forts were linked by trenches, protected by barbed wire.
In theory the capture of Namur ought to have been easier than at Liege: the garrison was low on morale, ammunition and, most critically, manpower. At its best Namur was garrisoned with approximately 37,000 men, against which was arrayed at least 107,000 German troops.
Oct 1, 2014 · Destroyed gun turret at the fortress of Namur, Belgium. At the start of World War One, the armies of Europe were still thinking in the terms of the nineteenth century.
Aug 21, 2014 · Namur is located at the confluence of the rivers Sambre and Meuse. While the battle in Namur raged, there were important battles happening just to the west, along the line of the Sambre as far as Charleroi, and then along a line of canals running from Charleroi to Mons and on towards Condé.
