Battle of Courtrai (1918)
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.
| 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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| Belligerents | |||||||
| German Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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King Albert I Cyriaque Gillain Jean Degoutte Herbert Plumer |
Erich Ludendorff Crown Prince Rupprecht Sixt von Armin Ferdinand von Quast | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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Not available 12,000 soldiers captured 550 artillery pieces captured. | ||||||
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