this post was submitted on 26 Feb 2026
95 points (100.0% liked)
History Memes
2064 readers
1015 users here now
A place to share history memes!
Rules:
-
No sexism, racism, homophobia, transphobia, assorted bigotry, etc.
-
No fascism (including tankies/red fash), atrocity denial or apologia, etc.
-
Tag NSFW pics as NSFW.
-
Follow all Piefed.social rules.
-
History referenced must be 20+ years old.
Banner courtesy of @setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world
OTHER COMMS IN THE HISTORYVERSE:
- !historymusic@quokk.au
- !historygallery@quokk.au
- !historyruins@piefed.social
- !historyart@piefed.social
- !historyartifacts@piefed.social
- !historyphotos@piefed.social
founded 9 months ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
Explanation: In WW1, Imperial Germany invaded Belgium in order to move its troops to attack France.
In WW2, Nazi Germany invaded Belgium in order to move its troops to attack France.
In WW3-oops! Sorry, no spoilers, I forgot!
Well, Belgium was founded in order to prevent Germany from moving its troops to attack France. What were they supposed to do other than waltz right through?
FUN FACT! Belgium is older than Germany.
Another fun fact: Both countries have an invisible divide between two regions that don't seem to get along as well as they're supposed to.