Low Countries

The Low Countries is a term broadly applied to the small countries in northwestern Europe. These include Belgium and the Netherlands. The name is taken from the low altitudes of the region the Low Countries encompass.

Low Countries in Southern Victory
German Colonel Alfred von Schleiffen had recommended violating the neutrality of the Low Countries to invade France in the event of a Franco-German war. German forces did so during the Great War. Some Low countries remained neutral despite the neutrality violation, others joined the Entente. The Entente Low Countries' soldiers saw action on the Western Front.

In the Second Great War, it was the British Army which violated Low Country neutrality in its 1941-42 drive on Hamburg. Those Low Countries which had not joined the Entente in the Great War generally joined the Central Powers now. The Low Countries were a major battlefield in Europe both in 1941 and in 1943.

Low Countries in World War
The Low Countries were conquered by German forces in World War II. After the war against the Race's Conquest Fleet ended with the Peace of Cairo in 1945, the Race and other human powers recognized German sovereignty over these countries, which were annexed to the Greater German Reich.

Low Countries in Ruled Britannia
The Low Countries are an area constantly being shaped and reshaped by French, Spanish, and English power struggles.

Low Countries in the Darkness Series
The role of the Low Countries in World War II is roughly represented by the Kingdom of Jelgava.