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German troops crossed through Belgium in an attempt to flank the French forces lined in trenches along the border.
It was called the Maginot Line, a series of French, not British, fortifications along the German border which were supposedly impenetrable. The Germans avoided this by flanking the line and going around it, invading France through the Ardennes and the Low Countries.
'la ligne Maginot' (named after a Defence minister) was a line of fortifications along the German border, supposed to hold back a German invasion. Indeed, they took another route.
Russia mobilized against its border with Germany when it went to war with Germany's ally, Austria-Hungary. It was a preventative measure that the Germans took as a threat and made them declare war.
Answer: Russia mobilized along the German border. Russia's mobilization amounted to a declaration of war. On August 1, German government declare war on Russia.