Belgian Armed Forces
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The Belgian Armed Forces are the unified military organization of the Kingdom of Belgium, responsible for national defense, international peacekeeping, and NATO commitments.
Observed surface forms (11)
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed forces
ⓘ
military organization ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
AFB
ⓘ
Def ⓘ |
| alliance |
European Union
ⓘ
NATO ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
|
| ceremonialHeadTitle | King of the Belgians ⓘ |
| commanderTitle |
Chief of Defence
ⓘ
Minister of Defence ⓘ |
| component |
active duty personnel
ⓘ
reserve personnel ⓘ |
| conflict |
Baltic Air Policing
ⓘ
Iraq War ⓘ Korean War ⓘ Kosovo War ⓘ Tuareg rebellions in Mali ⓘ
surface form:
Mali conflict
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ
surface form:
War in Afghanistan
World War I ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| country | Belgium ⓘ |
| foundingDate | 1830 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Belgian Air Force
ⓘ
surface form:
Belgian Air Component
Belgian Land Component ⓘ Medical Component of the Belgian Armed Forces ⓘ
surface form:
Belgian Medical Component
Belgian Naval Component ⓘ Belgian Land Component ⓘ
surface form:
Belgian Special Operations Regiment
Cyber Command (Belgium) ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Brussels, Belgium
ⓘ
surface form:
Brussels
|
| language |
Dutch
ⓘ
French ⓘ German ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Constitution of Belgium
ⓘ
surface form:
Belgian Constitution
Belgian defence law ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Belgian Armed Forces
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
De Belgische Strijdkrachten
Armed Forces of the Netherlands ⓘ
surface form:
Defensie
La Défense ⓘ Belgian Armed Forces self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Les Forces armées belges
|
| partOf |
Belgium
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Belgium
|
| responsibility |
protection of Belgian citizens abroad
ⓘ
support to civil authorities in emergencies ⓘ territorial integrity of Belgium ⓘ |
| role |
NATO commitments
ⓘ
international peacekeeping ⓘ national defense ⓘ |
| serviceBranch |
Air Force
ⓘ
Army ⓘ Medical Service ⓘ Navy ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Federal Government of Belgium ⓘ |
| typeOf | professional military ⓘ |
Referenced by (45)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Faculty of Applied Sciences (Royal Military Academy, Belgium)
subject surface form:
Chief of Defence (Belgium)
subject surface form:
Chief of Defence (Belgium)
this entity surface form:
Armed Forces of Belgium
this entity surface form:
Belgian Armed Forces information systems
subject surface form:
Medical Service (Belgian Armed Forces)
this entity surface form:
De Belgische Strijdkrachten
this entity surface form:
Les Forces armées belges
this entity surface form:
Belgian Defence
subject surface form:
Medical Service (Belgian Armed Forces)
this entity surface form:
Belgian military
subject surface form:
Faculty of Applied Sciences (Royal Military Academy, Belgium)
this entity surface form:
Belgian Armed Forces personnel
this entity surface form:
Belgian Land Component
this entity surface form:
Belgian Naval Component
this entity surface form:
Belgian armed forces
this entity surface form:
Belgian High Command