Belgian engineers blow up bridge in Halen during WWI

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  • Belgian engineers blew up a bridge over the Gete river in Halen during World War I, but the structure only partially collapsed, allowing German troops to enter the center of Halen.
  • The main Belgian defense line was west of Halen, making it difficult for the Germans to attack due to the obstructed view.
  • Despite support from cavalry and machine-gun detachments, the Germans were repulsed and eventually withdrew from the engagement.
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Belgian engineers had blown the bridge over the Gete but the structure only partly collapsed and the Germans got c. 1,000 troops into the centre of Halen. The main Belgian defence line was west of Halen, in terrain which gave only an obstructed view to the attacker. The 17th and 3rd Cavalry brigades assisted the Jäger in and south of Halen, which enabled artillery to be brought to the fringe of the village. Attacks into the cornfields beyond were repulsed with many casualties, some cavalry becoming trapped by wire fences. The brigade is destroyed.... Rode in against infantry, artillery and machine-guns, hung up on the wire, fell into a sunken road, all shot down. — Maximilian von Poseck The Jäger were also repulsed despite support from the 2nd Guards Machine-gun Detachment and dismounted cavalry sharpshooters. Towards the end of the day, Marwitz broke off the engagement; the 2nd Cavalry Division retired towards Hasselt and the 4th Cavalry Division withdrew to Alken.

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ベルギー工兵隊はゲート川に架かる橋を爆破したが、橋の構造物は一部分しか破壊できなかった。そして約１０００名のドイツ軍がハーレン中心部に入り込んだ。ベルギーの主要な防衛線は、ハーレンの西側にあり、そこは攻撃側にとって視界の悪い場所だった。 第17、第３騎兵大隊がハーレンの南側、村の周辺に砲兵を引き出すようにして、猟兵部隊(*)を支援した。トウモロコシ畑を超えて攻撃を行ったが多数の負傷者を出して敗退した。騎兵隊の中には鉄条網の罠にかかったものもあった。 旅団は壊滅した。歩兵、砲兵、機関銃に立ち向かった乗馬兵は、鉄条網に引っかかり、ぬかるんだ道路に落ちて、全てが撃退された。 ーマキシミリアン・フォン・ポーゼック 猟兵部隊は、第2護衛隊の機関銃支隊や、下馬した騎兵の狙撃兵の支援を受けていたが撃退された。その日の終わりに向かう中、マルビッツは編制を解いた。第2騎兵師団はハッセルトに向けて後退し、第4騎兵師団はアルキンへ撤退した。 (*)猟兵　　 一般の歩兵よりも狙撃力や作戦行動の能力が高い部隊。山岳戦や偵察を行った。 https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/猟兵

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