Belgians Quote by Kelly Miller

One key lesson of history is that virtually anything, including afternoon or evening thundershowers, causes Germany to invade Belgium.

— Dave Barry

One reason why so little is known about the German resistance is because it was never a united movement in the way that it…

— Kate Forsyth

“Thwarted by the British and French on the world stage, Berlin decided in 1913 to concentrate Germany’s military objectives in Europe. That year Germany…

— Paul Ham

“The French army had crowned a campaign of extraordinary successes by defeating the Austrians at Jemappes and pressing on to occupy a large swathe…

— Mike Jay

One of the mistakes the Germans made ... was that they were not brave enough to be afraid.

— Gunter Grass

“Panicked, Charles de Gaulle fled the country, heading for refuge at French military bases in Baden-Baden, Germany. Half”

— Tilar J. Mazzeo

I think we don't need some people in Brussels trying to run countries that are some distance apart, who don't speak the same language,…

— Bernie Ecclestone

France is hypocritical and cowardly. I sometimes think that, having been invaded by the Germans, we'd be run better today.

— Emmanuel Petit

When I was a kid in my neighborhood, there was nobody that supported Belgium. It was impossible and unthinkable because there was nothing they…

— Vincent Kompany

There is nothing preventing the enemy reaching Paris. We were fighting on our last line and it has been breached. I am helpless, I…

— Maxime Weygand

“When the French high command had got wind of the German Schlieffen Plan prior to World War I, their reaction had been, “So much…

— Tom Clancy

Well, it looks like we've moved a step closer to war. Not with Iraq. With France and Germany. How did we screw that one…

— Jay Leno