Brigade Piron

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Brigade Piron was a Free Belgian infantry brigade formed in the United Kingdom during World War II that played a key role in the liberation of Western Europe, particularly in Normandy and the Low Countries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Free Belgian unit
military unit
activeDuringPeriod 1940–1945
allegiance Allies of World War II NERFINISHED
Belgian government in exile NERFINISHED
alternativeName 1st Belgian Brigade NERFINISHED
1st Belgian Infantry Brigade NERFINISHED
branch Belgian Army NERFINISHED
commander Jean-Baptiste Piron NERFINISHED
composedOf Belgian volunteers
Luxembourgish volunteers
conflict World War II
country Belgium
disbandedYear 1945
enteredCombat August 1944
formationYear 1940
formedIn Great Britain NERFINISHED
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
garrisonDuringWar Tenby NERFINISHED
Wales NERFINISHED
includedUnitType armoured cars
artillery battery
engineer company
infantry battalions
signals unit
landedIn Normandy NERFINISHED
landedMonthYear August 1944
language Dutch
French
namedAfter Jean-Baptiste Piron NERFINISHED
notableEngagement Battle of Normandy NERFINISHED
Liberation of Belgium NERFINISHED
Liberation of Brussels NERFINISHED
Liberation of Deauville NERFINISHED
Liberation of Honfleur NERFINISHED
Liberation of Normandy NERFINISHED
Liberation of Trouville NERFINISHED
Liberation of the Netherlands NERFINISHED
participatedIn advance through Normandy
advance through the Low Countries
liberation of Western Europe
partOf British 6th Airborne Division (attached) NERFINISHED
First Canadian Army (attached) NERFINISHED
role infantry
successor Belgian 1st Infantry Brigade (postwar regular army) NERFINISHED
theaterOfOperations Western Front NERFINISHED

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