TIL that during WWI, the Belgian King personally led the army, the Queen served as a nurse, and the 14 year old Prince enlisted as a private and fought in the ranks.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_I_of_Belgium#World_War_I



Submitted February 05, 2015 at 07:18PM by gnujack http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2uvbyq/til_that_during_wwi_the_belgian_king_personally/