Piron Brigade

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Piron_Brigade
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:1st_Belgian_Infantry_Brigade
gptkbp:branch Infantry
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Jean-Baptiste_Piron
gptkbp:country gptkb:Belgium
gptkbp:decorations gptkb:Croix_de_Guerre
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:formedIn 1940
gptkbp:foughtAlongside gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:Canadian_Army
gptkb:Free_French_Forces
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:United_Kingdom
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Piron Brigade
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Jean-Baptiste_Piron
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Piron_Brigade
gptkbp:notableOperation gptkb:Liberation_of_the_Netherlands
gptkb:Liberation_of_Normandy
gptkb:Liberation_of_Belgium
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Belgian_Army
gptkbp:size about 2,200 soldiers
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Belgian_Brigade_Piron
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6