Free Belgian forces
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The Free Belgian forces were soldiers from Belgium and its colonies who fought as part of the Allied armies during World War II, after the official Belgian surrender to Nazi Germany. It is distinct fr
Belgian soldiers on manoeuvers in Wales, July 1941
Victor van Strydonck de Burkel in London, 1943
A Staghound armoured car in the markings of the 1st Belgian Armoured Car Squadron of the Brigade Piron.
Belgian Commandos, wearing the distinctive green beret, fire a mortar during a training exercise, 1945.
Independent Belgian Brigade
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The Independent Belgian Brigade was a Belgian and Luxembourgish military unit in the Free Belgian forces during World War II, commonly known as the Piron Brigade after its commanding officer Jean-Bapt
Free Belgian forces
…within the British military which later fought in the European and Mediterranean Theatres. These included an infantry formation, which later became the Brigade Piron, as well as Commando and paratroop units. Belgians also served in the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy, serving in Belgian-only units as well as in…
Early insignia of the Brigade Piron
A Universal Carrier of the Brigade Piron mobbed by civilians during the Liberation of Brussels in 1944.
Plaque on « Liberation bridge» in Ottignies Belgium.