German invasion of Belgium Journals Websites 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.
Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 1990 master tape to prevent it being copied. "Macédomienne" remains one of very few Eurovision entries which was never released commercially even in its own country. On the night of the final Lafontaine performed 3rd in the running order, following Greece and preceding Turkey. At the close of the voting "Macédomienne" had received 46 points from ten countries (the highest being 8 from France and Germany), placing Belgium 12th out of 22 entries. The Belgian jury awarded its 12 points to the United Kingdom. Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 1990 Belgium was represented by Philippe Lafontaine, with the song "Macédomienne",