Category:1st Belgian Infantry Brigade
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English: The 1st Belgian Infantry Brigade, also known as the "Brigade Piron", after its commander, Jean-Baptiste Piron, was a Belgian and Luxembourgish military unit during World War II which participated in the Battle of Normandy and, later, the liberation of Belgium and the Netherlands and part of the Free Belgian Forces.
Français : La Brigade Piron est une unité belgo-luxembourgeoise qui participa à la bataille de Normandie et à la libération de la Belgique et des Pays-Bas aux côtés des armées alliées pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale.
Nederlands: De Brigade Piron of officieel Belgische 1e Infanteriebrigade werd tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog in het Verenigd Koninkrijk opgericht en stond onder bevel van Jean-Baptiste Piron die op zijn beurt onder het commando stond van de Britse 6e Luchtlandingsdivisie van het Canadese 1e Leger. Vanaf 28 augustus 1944 viel de brigade onder de Britse 49ste Divisie van het Britse 2e Leger.
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Subcategories
This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
Media in category "1st Belgian Infantry Brigade"
The following 39 files are in this category, out of 39 total.
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AEC Brussels.jpg 1,360 × 1,358; 430 KB
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Armée secrète.jpg 556 × 480; 136 KB
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Auberville - Monument 1st Belgian Brigade.JPG 3,648 × 5,472; 9.91 MB
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Batterie de Merville 1e Infanteriebrigade (België) 19-08-2013 16-57-01.jpg 2,848 × 4,288; 7.09 MB
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Brigade Piron Thorn.jpg 2,366 × 4,333; 2 MB
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Brigade Piron-Bréck zu Thorn.jpg 3,072 × 2,048; 2.78 MB
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Brigade Pironbrug Thorn (1).JPG 4,320 × 3,240; 5.69 MB
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Brigade Pironbrug Thorn (2).JPG 4,320 × 3,240; 5.86 MB
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Charles Weisbart.jpg 2,736 × 2,736; 2.98 MB
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Cheering crowds greet British troops entering Brussels, 4 September 1944. BU483.jpg 1,772 × 1,781; 574 KB
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Daimler armoured car IMG 1543.jpg 3,648 × 2,432; 1.87 MB
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Daimler Dingo.jpg 5,616 × 3,744; 7.9 MB
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Daimler Mark I armoured car.jpg 4,608 × 3,456; 1.79 MB
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Dyle à Mousty - Pont de la Libération - 01.jpg 4,144 × 2,763; 8.35 MB
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Entrance to Atlantic Hotel, Esplanade, Tenby SA70 7DU.jpg 3,000 × 4,000; 2.45 MB
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Jorge Sanjinez Lenz, retratos y medallas.jpg 912 × 655; 119 KB
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LucienBlyauWWII.jpg 500 × 622; 31 KB
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Monument Brigade Piron Thorn..JPG 3,240 × 4,320; 5.3 MB
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Monument Brigade Piron, Rongy.jpg 3,456 × 2,304; 2.01 MB
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Morris-Commercial C8 Gunfire Museum Brasschaat 13-03-2021 11-07-09.jpg 1,996 × 2,176; 2.56 MB
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Pantserwagen AEC 9-08-2008 14-57-49.JPG 1,619 × 1,231; 887 KB
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Plaque Brigade Piron Cimetière FNAPG.jpg 3,632 × 2,412; 7.73 MB
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Plaque BrigadePiron-1-Ranville.jpg 2,761 × 4,015; 4.87 MB
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Plaque BrigadePiron-2-Ranville.jpg 3,784 × 2,876; 3.4 MB
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Plaque EdouardGerard-Sallenelles.jpg 3,664 × 2,492; 3.2 MB
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Royal Museum of the Armed Forces (Brussels). Daimler Armoured Car.jpg 3,264 × 2,448; 1.4 MB
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Royal Museum of the Armed Forces (Brussels). Universal carrier.jpg 3,264 × 2,448; 1.7 MB
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Staghound 9-08-2008 14-57-30.JPG 1,739 × 1,274; 1.05 MB
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Stele-BrigadePiron-Sallenelles.jpg 2,832 × 3,839; 4.66 MB
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T17E1 Staghound I Armoured Car pic1.JPG 2,915 × 2,185; 3.17 MB
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The British Army in North-west Europe 1944-45 BU482.jpg 1,777 × 1,772; 461 KB
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The British Army in North-west Europe 1944-45 BU512.jpg 797 × 800; 100 KB
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Tombeau Maître-Jean Cimetière FNAPG-001.jpg 3,095 × 2,056; 4.38 MB
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Tombeau Maître-Jean Cimetière FNAPG-002.jpg 2,395 × 3,606; 6.58 MB
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Tombeau Maître-Jean Cimetière FNAPG.jpg 2,728 × 4,107; 9.86 MB
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Universal Carrier (1).jpg 5,616 × 3,744; 2.01 MB
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Universal Carrier (2).jpg 5,616 × 3,744; 8.02 MB
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