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Although it is often forgotten today. “The recognition in France is much greater than in the home country. That hurts, "says Georges Gabriel, one of the last remaining Belgian liberators.
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The Independent Belgian Brigade was a Belgian and Luxembourg
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 Europe and participated in the Battle of
Normandy, the Liberation of Belgium, and fighting in the Netherlands over 1944-1945.
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"In the end, we fought for our country. We have never received anything in return." |
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Brigade Piron originated in 1940, with hundreds of Belgian
soldiers who had escaped to Britain, as had the Belgian Government. A new
command of the Belgian Army, under Lieutenant-General Victor van Strydonck de
Burkel, was created in Tenby on 25 May 1940, three days before the Belgian
capitulation.
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The Belgian Forces in Britain were officially made available
to the Allies on 4 June 1942.. A Luxembourgian unit was assigned to Brigade
Piron in March, forming an artillery troop. Because the Belgians had arrived
from around the world, thirty-three languages were spoken in the Brigade in
1944.
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René Herpol - Brigade Piron Veteran |
Brigade Piron formed the basis of the new Belgian Army.
Thanks Frans
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