'A striking testimony to endurance and chance in the most unforgiving circumstances .. carries the breathless energy of a wartime thriller' - @EU_today reviews new ebook published by Brussels branch eutoday.net/survival-mem...

Operation launched to remove #WW2 sea mines in North Sea to allow renewable electricity to flow from offshore wind farms www.vrt.be/vrtnws/en/20...

The Belgium Battles and Books Club will host the launch of 'Survival, Memoir of a Forced Labourer in the Third Reich' by George Beeston at the Fraternelle des Agents Parachutistes in Brussels on 13 March (from 6pm). Brussels RBL is releasing it as a free ebook. Details: www.facebook.com/RBLBrussels

From The Times: Air Chief Marshal Sir John Stringer, a former fighter pilot who flew in the Balkans and Iraq, has been appointed NATO deputy supreme allied commander in Europe www.thetimes.com/uk/defence/a...

Lt Gen Eldon Millar CVO MBE is the new UK Military Representative to NATO and the EU, replacing Lt Gen Sir Ian Cave KCB, who is retiring after almost 40 years in the British Army www.gov.uk/government/n...

The New Ypres League is restoring historic boundary stones erected 100 years ago to mark the WW1 front line in Belgium. You can donate to the project: newypresleague.com

'Forgotten' trench led to artillery position www.vrt.be/vrtnws/en/20...

The January issue of The Wipers Times is out now. It's packed with articles including the story of how a palace in Brussels was converted into a club for British troops on R&R branches.britishlegion.org.uk/branches/bru...

'Every grave is a human being with a story.' VRT follows Roger, David and Alan, three Brits who for over 30 years have made an annual pilgrimage to Belgium to pay their respects at war cemeteries www.vrt.be/vrtnws/en/20...

RBL Standard Bearer Freddy Roiseux had pride of place at the Armistice Day ceremony led by King Philippe at the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior in Brussels this morning. Branch Chair Dennis Abbott laid a wreath with Baron Christian Houtart, President of the Tenby Memorial Committee

Thank you to everyone who attended our Remembrance Sunday ceremony at Heverlee war cemetery in such numbers yday. Our gratitude to HE Anne Sherriff, the UK Defence Team, Military Wives Choir, the scouts & NATO top brass! More pictures here www.facebook.com/story.php?st...

If you're in the Brussels or Leuven area on Sunday, do come and join us in paying tribute to those who made the ultimate sacrifice

UK Ambassador Anne Sharriff hosts launch of the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal in Belgium - report via The Bulletin www.thebulletin.be/remembering-...

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...