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The Flemish (Dutch) speaking peoples of Belgium are closely related to those speaking Germanic languages in other countries. The French or Walloon speaking peoples are associated with the populations of France and Luxembourg. The Belgae, a Celtic people, were overrun by the Franks, a Germanic stock. | The Flemish (Dutch) speaking peoples of Belgium are closely related to those speaking Germanic languages in other countries. The French or Walloon speaking peoples are associated with the populations of France and Luxembourg. The Belgae, a Celtic people, were overrun by the Franks, a Germanic stock. | ||
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1898 - French was originally the single official language until Dutch recognition became official in 1898<br> | 1898 - French was originally the single official language until Dutch recognition became official in 1898<br> | ||
1914 - Germany invaded as part of the Schlieffen Plan to attack France, and much of the Western Front fighting of World War I occurred in western parts of the country<br> | 1914 - Germany invaded as part of the Schlieffen Plan to attack France, and much of the Western Front fighting of World War I occurred in western parts of the country<br> | ||
1940 - German forces again invaded the country and 40,690 Belgians, over half of them Jews, were killed during the subsequent occupation and The Holocaust<br> | 1940 - German forces again invaded the country and 40,690 Belgians, over half of them Jews, were killed during the subsequent occupation and The Holocaust | ||
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