Today is the 81st anniversary of the Liberation of Brussels by the Welsh Guards. W01 RSM Christoper Greaves (pictured) and Regimental Adjutant Lt Col Guy Bartle-Jones presented a new hand-made uniform to the city for the Manneken-Pis. The little boy can now say he is taking a leek

‘A dark period in Antwerp's police history’: of the 25,000 deported, barely 5 per cent survived www.vrt.be/vrtnws/en/20...

Belgium sends troops in response to Russian threat vrtnws.be/p.6Kewp3W0K

Original Wipers Times collection saved www.vrt.be/vrtnws/en/20...

It’s the 81st anniversary of the end of the battle of Kohima - you can go back and listen to Rob and Jack’s description in the series one overview here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t... open.spotify.com/episode/4BIV...

Thx to all who joined our commemoration at Evere despite the sweltering heat. Our President Zoe White presented a richly deserved certificate of appreciation to #WW2 veteran Count Henri d’Oultremont, who served with the #PironBrigade. The fittest 100 year old we've ever seen!

Branch member Phil Hyde laid a wreath at our annual commemoration in #Brussels at the grave of #WW2 #SAS hero Maj Bob Melot

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Wishing a very happy 100th birthday to our member Count Henri d'Oultremont, a veteran of the #WW2 #PironBrigade. Here he is speaking to the Belgian national broadcaster, urging today's leaders to avoid making the same mistakes as 80 years ago shorturl.at/Np41S

Don't miss our battlefield tour in Flanders and northern France on 7 June! We're visiting #WW2 V1 and RAF crash-landing sites & the infamous location of the #WormhoutMassacre. Only a few seats remain - register at shorturl.at/HvRTt

WW1 battlefield tour by helicopter in Belgium www.vrt.be/vrtnws/en/20...

tvlux made a report on our recent ceremony at Hotton www.tvlux.be/video/info/b...

Our new branch newsletter, out soon, includes this shot of #WinstonChurchill, laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in #Brussels in November 1945. He was joined on the visit by his daughter Mary who commanded an ATS battery at Terlanenveld near Overijse during WW2

Our annual ceremony in #Evere takes place close to the Waterloo crypt & the grave of Joséphine Napoléone de #Montholon, said to be the daughter of #Napoleon

2025 marks 85 years since Operation Dynamo. From 21-26 May more than 75 Little Ships will moor in Dunkirk to commemorate the events of 1940. The Military Wives Choir Belgium will perform after the service on Sunday 25 May www.adls.org.uk/copy-of-dunk...

Comet Line courier Odile de Vasselot has passed away, aged 103 www.liberation.fr/politique/mo...

Our next battlefield tour includes a visit to the site of the Wormhout Massacre

Belgium's soldier king, Albert I. The statue was made by Rik Poot & inaugurated in 1952

Our next commemorations take place on 4 May at Hotton War Cemetery (11.15am) and the 51st Highland Division memorial at La Roche. Why not join us?

Hello! We're the Brussels Branch of the Royal British Legion and organise commemorations, socials & battlefield tours. New members welcome: all ages, you don't need to be a Brit or ex-military branches.britishlegion.org.uk/branches/bru...