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
Early insignia of the Brigade Piron
A T17 Staghound armoured car with the markings 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.
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
Independent Belgian Brigade
…Belgian Brigade (Dutch: 1e Infanteriebrigade ”Bevrijding”, lit. '1st Infantry Brigade "Liberation"') was a Belgian and Luxembourgish military unit in the Free Belgian forces during World War II, commonly known as the Piron Brigade (Brigade Piron) after its commanding officer Jean-Baptiste Piron. It saw action in Western…
Belgian soldiers on manoeuvers in Wales, July 1941
Victor van Strydonck de Burkel in London, 1943
Belgian Commandos, wearing the distinctive green beret, fire a mortar during a training exercise, 1945.