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
Belgian government in exile
alternativeName 1st Belgian Brigade
1st Belgian Infantry Brigade
branch Belgian Army
commander Jean-Baptiste Piron
composedOf Belgian volunteers
Luxembourgish volunteers
conflict World War II
country Belgium
disbandedYear 1945
enteredCombat August 1944
formationYear 1940
formedIn Great Britain
United Kingdom
garrisonDuringWar Tenby
Wales
includedUnitType armoured cars
artillery battery
engineer company
infantry battalions
signals unit
landedIn Normandy
landedMonthYear August 1944
language Dutch
French
namedAfter Jean-Baptiste Piron
notableEngagement Battle of Normandy
Liberation of Belgium
Liberation of Brussels
Liberation of Deauville
Liberation of Honfleur
Liberation of Normandy
linked to: Battle of Normandy

Liberation of Trouville
Liberation of the Netherlands
participatedIn advance through Normandy
advance through the Low Countries
liberation of Western Europe
partOf British 6th Airborne Division (attached)
First Canadian Army (attached)
linked to: First Canadian Army
role infantry
successor Belgian 1st Infantry Brigade (postwar regular army)
theaterOfOperations Western Front

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