2-618-706 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

German Infantry entering Brussels in the rain, 1914. On 4th August, after Belgium refused to permit German troops to cross its borders into France, Germany declared war on Belgium. Britain declared war on Germany at 7 pm UTC on 4th August 1914, following an unsatisfactory reply to the British ultimatum that Belgium must be kept neutral. 'The Manchester Guardian: History of the War', Vol. I.-1914-15., 1915.