German invasion of Belgium German invasion of Belgium The German invasion of Belgium was a military campaign which began on 4 August 1914. Earlier, on 24 July, the Belgian government had announced that if war came it would uphold its historic neutrality. The Belgian government mobilised its armed forces on 31 July and a state of heightened alert () was proclaimed in Germany. On 2 August, the German government sent an ultimatum to Belgium, demanding passage through the country and German forces invaded Luxembourg. Two days later, the Belgian Government refused the demands and the British Government guaranteed military support to Belgium. The German
AXA Bank Belgium commercial activities had been put in run-off. In February 2016, AXA announced that it had entered into an agreement with OTP Bank Plc to sell its Hungarian banking operations. AXA Group also owns banking activities in France (AXA Banque France) and in Germany (AXA Bank AG). Those two entities are not part of AXA Bank Belgium's legal structure, even though they have developed some operational links and synergies, notably in sharing banking know-how. AXA Bank Belgium AXA Bank Belgium, located in Brussels, is AXA Group’s banking arm that provides retail banking to individuals and small companies in Belgium. The bank