The Belgian Army, led by His Majesty Albert the First, the "Soldier King", never gave up its struggle throughout the period separating the end of the war of movement in 1914, from the war of position, punctuated by German gas attacks along the Yser during 1915, participating alongside the Franco-British at the second battle of Flanders between July and October 1917.
In April 1918, the Germans organised a great offensive to break through Belgian lines to the north of Ypres, reach Dunkerque and take the allied troops from behind. The Belgians resisted, leaving time for their high command to prepare a counter offensive extending the Royal army's combat zone from Ypres to the North Sea coast, in order to relieve the allied front line.
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