List of Belgian military locations in Germany
Locations of the Belgian armed forces in Germany 1990 (blue: Force Aérienne / Luchtmacht) |
The list of Belgian military locations in Germany lists all military facilities of Belgian associations in Germany. All locations are now closed. In order to preserve the originality, the place names - as far as it seemed reasonable - follow the designations customary in the Belgian armed forces (i.e. later community reforms are not taken into account).
The associations were subordinate to the high command:
- FBA / BSD = Forces Belges en Allemagne / Belgische Strijdkrachten in Duitsland (Belgian Armed Forces in Germany), Cologne-Weiden .
Belgian troops, in conjunction with the British Twenty-first Army Group, took part in the invasion of Germany in 1945 and initially occupied the Steinfurt district. From 1946 they supported Great Britain by permanently taking over the southern strip of the British Zone from Aachen to the Weser, but the British High Command retained formal responsibility. The HQ was initially in Lüdenscheid in 1947, and in Bonn from December 1, 1948 to 1949. With the decision to establish the provisional capital of the Federal Republic of Germany to be founded in Bonn, the Belgian armed forces had to vacate their headquarters , in particular the residence of the Commander-in-Chief , the Villa Hammerschmidt , which was intended as the office of the Federal President . From 1949 to September 30, 1996, Cologne-Weiden was the location of the high command.
In 1946 the troops in the I (BE) Corps were combined with the 1st Infantry Division in Bad Godesberg and the 2nd Infantry Division in Neheim . In 1952 the corps consisted of three divisions and nine brigades, parts of which were stationed in the home country. During this phase of the Cold War, Belgium had committed itself to defending the city of Kassel , which was located directly on the demarcation line . The order of forces in 1952:
- I (BE) Corps, Cologne-Weiden
- 1st Inf Div, Neheim
- 1st Inf Brig, Gummersbach
- 4th Inf Brig, Soest
- 7th Inf Brig, Unna
- 4th Inf Div, Liège (BE)
- 10th Inf Brig, Siegburg
- 11th Inf Brig, Tongeren (BE)
- 12th Inf Brig, Bastogne (BE)
- 16. Pz Div, Bensberg
- 16. Pz Brig, Kassel
- 17th Pz Brig, Dueren
- 18. PzBrig, Euskirchen
- 1st Inf Div, Neheim
The formation of the Bundeswehr from 1956 also brought changes for the Belgian troops. The garrisons of Unna, Hemer, Bensberg, Gummersbach and Kassel were handed over to the Bundeswehr, which also took over the combat strip to the right of the Belgians in the NATO disposition. The order of forces of the I (BE) Corps consisted of a division in Belgium with a brigade each in the Flemish Leopoldsburg and in the Walloon Marche-en-Famenne . The advanced division was in Neheim with a Flemish brigade in Soest and its Francophone counterpart in Siegen . The spearhead formed the armored regiment of the ComRecce (Command Reconnaissance) in Arolsen .
The Air Force of Belgium took over two sections in the Nike belt (the two sections in the Hawk belt belonged to the land forces - as with the US Army). Since the Nike anti-aircraft missiles could be equipped with nuclear warheads, US custodial teams were in place with the Belgian associations in Germany to ensure the principle of the two keys. The nuclear weapons of the I (BE) Corps were also stationed in the Federal Republic of Germany. The headquarters Force Aérienne / Luchtmacht (Air Force = Nike) was in Düren. For territorial aspects in Germany, FAé / LuM was subordinate to the FBA / BSD staff.
From the beginning, the soldiers and their families were stationed in Germany. Belgian housing estates and primary schools emerged in the garrisons in the 1950s. One problem was the lack of secondary schools, which was eventually resolved with the establishment of two high schools with boarding schools. The Atheneum for the Francophone students was created in Rösrath , the one for the Flemish students in Bensberg . The Belgian military presence in Germany had in some ways the appearance of a “tenth province”, alluding to the then nine provinces of the kingdom with the commander-in-chief as governor. Cologne was its undisputed center with all facilities for daily use. The commander in chief resided in Cologne-Marienburg, the Club Astoria in Cologne-Müngersdorf, built immediately after 1945 as a Canadian facility, was the center of social life. There is a museum of the Belgian Armed Forces in Germany in Soest.
The withdrawal of the Belgian armed forces from Germany was sealed on June 7, 2002 with a solemn ceremony in Spich in the presence of King Albert II and Federal President Johannes Rau . In the evening there was a big tattoo given by Defense Minister Rudolf Scharping for the Belgian Defense Minister André Flahaut .
Hesse
Location | property | Previous user | Troops | Year of dissolution | Reuse | Remarks |
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Arolsen | Caserne Sous-Lieutenant Antoine | SS barracks | HQ ComRecce (FBA / BSD) | 1993 | partly under monument protection, gardening, hardware store, department store, swimming pool (Arobella thermal baths) | |
Flechtdorf | FlaRak position | C / 62e Artillery (FBA / BSD) | 1993 | Hawk | ||
kassel | De Gete Kazerne / Caserne La Gette | Liege barracks | HQ 16th Brigade 1952–1956 (FBA / BSD) | 1956 | Liège barracks (Bundeswehr) until 1992, conversion to the Marbachshöhe Technology Park in 2005, then mixed use; also by the Kassel Army Music Corps, Museum of Uniform History, Trade, and at times an initial accommodation facility for asylum seekers | Wehrmacht barracks taken over by USAREUR in 1951 |
Noordvaart Kazerne | Gendarmerie barracks | FBA / BSD | 1956 | |||
Korbach | Claes Kazerne | 62e artillery (FBA / BSD) | 1993 | 2017 foreclosure sale to a real estate company | ||
FlaRak position in Freienhagen | D / 62e artillery (FBA / BSD) | 1993 | Hawk | |||
Rhodes | FlaRak position on the tassel | A / 62e artillery (FBA / BSD) | 1993 | Hawk |
North Rhine-Westphalia
Location | property | Previous user | Troops | Year of dissolution | Reuse | Remarks |
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Aachen | Caserne Namur | Caserne Steenstraete | FBA / BSD | 1961 | Theodor-Körner-Kaserne (Bundeswehr) | |
Caserne Steenstraete | Wehrmacht | FBA / BSD | 1952 | Caserne Namur | renaming | |
Caserne / Camp Gabrielle Petit | FBA / BSD | 1992 | Development plan 2012: photovoltaic system, renaturation | also known as Camp Hitfeld | ||
Caserne Sous-Lieutenant Pirotte / Camp Pirotte | HQ 6e Brigade 1946–1972, Logistics Brigade (FBA / BSD) | 1994 | 2006 purchase by the city of Aachen, 2012 demolition and renovation to the industrial park Brand | |||
Caserne Ronsele Kazerne | Wehrmacht | FBA / BSD | 1961 | Gallwitz barracks (Bundeswehr) | ||
Caserne Tabora Kazerne | Wehrmacht | FBA / BSD | 1961 | Lützow barracks (Bundeswehr) | ||
Altenrath | Camp Major Legrand Kamp | 17th Rijdende Artillery, 2nd Gidsen (FBA / BSD) | 1992 | Restoration planned from 2012 | Wahner Heide military training area | |
Arnsberg | Caserne Reigersvliet Kazerne | Jäger barracks (Wehrmacht) | 4th Chasseurs à Cheval (FBA / BSD) | 1994 | 2000 Demolition of the barracks, followed by residential development | |
Attendorn | Barracks Heggener Weg (new building 1956) | 100 and 101 Cie KWM / RAV (FBA / BSD) | 1980 | Youth center, residential building still used | ||
Bad Driburg | Hausheide air raid position | D / 43e Artillery (FBA / BSD) | 1993 | Hawk | ||
BOC Rheder | 43e Artillery (FBA / BSD) | 1993 | Hawk | |||
HQ 2nd Brigade 1949–1952 (FBA / BSD) | 1995 | |||||
Bad Godesberg ( Bonn ) | HQ 1st Division 1946–1950 (FBA / BSD) | 1950 | ||||
Bedburg | FlaRak position Kaster | 53 Sqn / 13e Wing (FAé / LuM) | 1983 | Nike. Nuclear custody by US Custodial Team Kaster | ||
Bensberg | Burkel Kazerne | HQ 16th Division 1952–1972 (FBA / BSD) | 1995 | Demolished in 2014, then residential development planned | ||
Caserne Dixmude / Kazerne Dixmuide | Bensberg Castle | HQ 2nd Brigade 1946–1949 (FBA / BSD) | 1995 | |||
Bensberg Castle | Koninklijk Atheneum | 1995 | Hotel since 1997 | Grammar school in Dutch | ||
Bergisch Gladbach | Walcheren Kazerne | Wehrmacht | FBA / BSD | 1956 | Hermann-Löns-Kaserne (Bundeswehr) until 1996, from 2010 small business, residential development | |
Beverungen | FlaRak position in Tietelsen | A / 43e Artillery (FBA / BSD) | 1993 | Hawk | ||
Blankenheim | FlaRak position Mülheim | 51 Sqn / 13e Wing (FAé / LuM) | 1989 | Nike. Nuclear custody by the US Custodial Team Blankenheim | ||
Bonn | Lombardsijde Kazerne | Barracks Duisdorf (Wehrmacht) | HQ 1st Brigade 1946–1949 (FBA / BSD) | 1949 | Personnel Department (Bundeswehr) | |
Brakel | Maenhout Kazerne | 43e Artillery (FBA / BSD) | 1994 | Continued use (residential building, kindergarten, cinema) Conversion to nursing home / apartments, business, generation park | Hawk | |
Bosseborn FlaRak position | B / 43e Artillery (FBA / BSD) | 1993 | Hawk | |||
Büren | Caserne Cortemarck / Kortemark Kazerne | Stöckerbusch barracks | 13e artillery (FBA / BSD) | 1993 | 1994-2015 JVA, then accommodation facility for Büren who are obliged to leave the country | Nuclear custody by US custodial team, depot for all Nike positions (Belgium, Netherlands, German Air Force) |
Drove | FlaRak position | 50 Sqn / 13e Wing (FAé / LuM) | 1991 | Nike. Nuclear custody by the US Custodial Team Düren | ||
Düren | Camp Général Bastin | HQ 17th Brigade 1952–1972 (FBA / BSD) | 1979 | "Automeile", commercial area (car, hardware store) | Part of Caserne Edith Cavell, adjacent to the south | |
Camp Bodart | HQ 13e Wing (FAé / LuM) | 1991 | Development plan 2017: photovoltaic system | |||
Caserne Edith Cavell | FBA / BSD | 1991 | New car logistics park ("Automeile") | |||
Handzaeme Kazerne / Caserne Handzame | Panzer barracks (Wehrmacht) | FBA / BSD | 1980 | Heimatschutzkommando 15 (Bundeswehr) until 1997, then industrial park | ||
Alder-Schermbeck | FlaRak position Schermbecker Wald | 57 Sqn / 9e Wing (FAé / LuM) | 1983 | Nike. Nuclear custody by US custodial team, 1975 assumption of position from the Netherlands | ||
Erwitte | Caserne Tervaete Kazerne | Nazi training castle | FBA / BSD | 1956 | Graf-Landsberg-Kaserne (Bundeswehr) until 1970, then privatized (trade, hotel) | |
Eschweiler | Quartier Reine Astrid / Kwartier Koningin Astrid | Supply Force (FBA / BSD) | 1995 | Recreation area | Probsteierwald | |
Zeebrugge Kazerne | FBA / BSD | 1957 | Donnerberg barracks (Bundeswehr) | |||
Essentho | Jonet quarter | 62e artillery (FBA / BSD) | 1994 | from 1999 conversion into a residential area, commercial enterprise, leisure facility Baptist church | Hawk | |
FlaRak position in Oesdorf | B / 62e artillery (FBA / BSD) | 1993 | Hawk | |||
BOC Essentho | 62e artillery (FBA / BSD) | 1993 | Hawk | |||
Euskirchen | Barracks Loncin | InfRgt 116 (1913), MG barracks (Wehrmacht) | HQ 18th Brigade 1952–1972 (FBA / BSD) | 1983 | Gen. Major Frhr. von Gersdorff barracks (Bundeswehr), u. a. ZGeoBW, Center for Cyber Security | |
Caserne Selzaete Kazerne | Funk barracks (Wehrmacht) | FBA / BSD | 1969 | Mercator barracks (Bundeswehr) | ||
FlaRak position Cheap forest | 52 Sqn / 13e Wing (FAé / LuM) | 1983 | Nike. Nuclear custody by US custodial team | |||
Cheeky | Camp Bachem | FBA / BSD | 1992 | 2017 still vacant | ||
Grefrath | FlaRak position Hinsbeck-Müllem | 56 Sqn / 9e Wing (FAé / LuM) | 1990 | Nike. Nuclear custody by US Custodial Team Grefrath | ||
Caserne de bataillon Hinsbeck | HQ 9e Wing (FAé / LuM) | 1991 | 2011 sale to a real estate company, vacancy until (at least) 2016, vehicle halls rented to DRK | |||
Gummersbach | Pioneer Depot | HQ 1st Brigade 1952–1956 (FBA / BSD) | 1956 | |||
Hemer | Caserne Ardennes | Main camp VI A and tank barracks (Wehrmacht) | FBA / BSD | 1956 | Jüberg barracks (Bundeswehr), renamed Blücher barracks in 1964 , dissolved in 2007, part of the state horticultural show site in 2010 | |
Chapels | FlaRak position Vockrather Höhe | 55 Sqn / 9e Wing (FAé / LuM) | 1985 | Nike. Nuclear custody by US custodial team | ||
Cologne-Dellbrück | Caserne Moorslede Kazerne | Flak barracks (Wehrmacht) | HQ Artillery Command (FBA / BSD) | 1992 | Customs criminal investigation office, trade | Nuclear custody by US custodial team |
Cologne-Ehrenfeld | Ottostr. 85 | Israelite asylum (until 1942) | Hôpital Militaire / Militairziekenhuis (FBA / BSD) | 1998 | from 2003 Jewish Welfare Center | |
Cologne-Lindenthal | Cantine Militaire Centrale (CMC) | Eupener Strasse | FBA / BSD | 2002 | shopping mall | |
Cologne-Longerich | Knesselare Kazerne / Caserne Knesselaere | Steinlager / Motorsport School or Liège Barracks (Wehrmacht) | FBA / BSD | 1963 | Liège barracks (Bundeswehr) | |
Caserne Lieutenant Général Leman / Luitenant Generaal Leman Kazerne | Fühlingersee | FBA / BSD | 1957 | armed forces | ||
Cologne-Niehl | Caserne Holm Kazerne | FBA / BSD | 1960 | |||
Port of Niehl | Escadrille du Rhin / Rijnescadrille | Force Navale / Zeemacht | 1960 | Rhine flotilla 1953–1960, flagship corvette "Liberation / Bevrijding" | ||
Cologne-Ossendorf | Caserne Klerken Kazerne | Flak barracks (Wehrmacht) | FBA / BSD | 1995 | "Ossendorfpark" residential area | |
Cologne-Butzweilerhof airport | Army aviators (FBA / BSD), parallel with the Bundeswehr | 1995 | Preserved buildings under monument protection, aviation museum, commercial / office park with media center | |||
Cologne-Weiden | Caserne Witte-de-Haelen Kazerne | Etzel barracks (Wehrmacht) | HQ I (BE) Corps, HQ FBA / BSD | 1996 | "Stadtwaldviertel" residential area | |
Caserne Sous-Lieutenant Schmitz Kazerne | FBA / BSD | 1998 | ||||
Cologne-Westhoven | Caserne Adjudant Brasseur | Unverzagt barracks (Wehrmacht) | 3rd genius (FBA / BSD) | 1995 | Recreation area, e.g. T. Commercial | |
Caserne Nieuport / Nieuwpoort Kazerne | Mudra barracks (Wehrmacht) | 68e Genie, 15e Génie (FBA / BSD) | 1961 | Mudra barracks (Bundeswehr) with personnel | ||
Caserne Passendale / Passchendaele Kazerne | New barracks (Wehrmacht) | 1st genius (FBA / BSD) | 1998 | LVR Clinic for Forensic Psychiatry | ||
Ludenscheid | Barracks Hellersen (tank repair workshop) | FBA / BSD | 1994 | |||
Caserne Commandant Glaser Kazerne | Wehrmacht | FBA / BSD | 1992 | |||
IJzer Kazerne / Caserne Yser | Weißenburg- or barracks Baukloh (Wehrmacht) | 2nd Jagers te Paard (FBA / BSD) | 1992 | |||
De Leie Kazerne / Caserne la Lys | Flak barracks Buckesfeld (Wehrmacht) | 2nd artillery (FBA / BSD) | 1994 | |||
Merzbrück | Aachen-Merzbrück Airport 18. ESC LtAvn | Army Aviation (FBA / BSD) | 1995 | Airfield | ||
Neheim | Caserne Capitaine Loquet / Camp Capitaine Loquet | HQ 2nd Division 1946–1952, HQ 1st Division 1952–1972, HQ 16th Division 1972–1990 (FBA / BSD) | 1990 | Military court | ||
Nideggen | FlaRak position | 50 Sqn / 13e Wing (FAé / LuM) | 1991 | Nike. Nuclear custody by the US Custodial Team Düren | ||
Rheinbach | Ieper Kazerne / Caserne Ypres | FBA / BSD | 1957 | Tomburg barracks (Bundeswehr) | ||
Rösrath | House Venauen | Athénée Royal | 2003 | 2012 conversion into condominiums | French high school 1950–2003 | |
Siegburg | Camp de Vinckt / KampVinkt | Brückberg barracks (Wehrmacht) | HQ 10e Brigade 1952–1955 (FBA / BSD) | 1955 | Brückberg barracks (Bundeswehr) | Guard battalion of the Bundeswehr |
Wins | Caserne Gilbert | Army refreshment camp in Schemscheid (Wehrmacht) | FBA / BSD | 1994 | ||
Caserne Pepinster | Herzog Ferdinand or Wellersberg barracks (Wehrmacht) | 2nd Carabiniers Cyclistes (FBA / BSD) | 1994 | |||
Caserne Colonel Bremer | Heidenberg barracks (Wehrmacht) | 1er guides (FBA / BSD) | 1995 | |||
Caserne Bricart | Heidenberg barracks (Wehrmacht) | (2nd Chasseurs à Pied (FBA / BSD)) | 1994 | |||
Caserne Normandy | Graf-Johann-Barracks (Wehrmacht) | HQ 16th Brigade 1972–1995 (FBA / BSD) | 1995 | |||
Caserne Ste. Margaretha Hauthem | Bataljoen Bevrijding (FBA / BSD) | 1995 | ||||
Soest | Caserne Colonel BEM Adam / Kazerne Colonel SBH Adam | Officer Camp (Oflag) | HQ 3rd Brigade 1946–1952, HQ 4th Brigade 1952–1994, 9th line (FBA / BSD) | 1994 | ||
Doyen Kazerne / Camp Doyen Kamp | Niederbergheimer Strasse depot (Wehrmacht) | FBA / BSD | 1994 | |||
Kanaal van Wessem Kazerne / Caserne Canal de Wessem | Bleidorn barracks (Wehrmacht) | 4th Lancers (FBA / BSD) | 1994 | |||
Caserne Namur / name Kazerne | Metz barracks (Wehrmacht) | 1e Grenadiers (FBA / BSD) | 1995 | |||
Rumbeke Kazerne | Argonne barracks | 5th line, 6th artillery (FBA / BSD) | 1992 | |||
Steenstrate Kazerne | Metz barracks (Wehrmacht) | FBA / BSD | 1991 | |||
hospital | Hôpital Militaire / Militairziekenhuis (FBA / BSD) | 1995 | ||||
Speak | Caserne Lieutenant Coppens / Luitenant Coppens Kazerne | 14th artillery, 1st carbine Wielrijders (FBA / BSD) | 2002 | |||
Caserne Deschepper Kazerne | HQ Brigade 1994–2002 (FBA / BSD) | 2002 | ||||
Vlaanderen Kamp / Camp Flandres | 3e Lancers (FBA / BSD) | 2002 | ||||
Troisdorf | Cantine Militaire Centrale (CMC) | FBA / BSD | 2002 | shopping mall | ||
Unna | Camp Lieutenant Holm | HQ 7e Brigade 1952–1956 (FBA / BSD) | 1956 | |||
Caserne Houthulst Kazerne | Wehrmacht | FBA / BSD | 1956 | Glückauf Barracks (Bundeswehr) | ||
Caserne Liège / Luik Kazerne | Flak barracks (Wehrmacht) | FBA / BSD | 1956 | Hellweg barracks (Bundeswehr) until 1998, conversion to a residential area | ||
Vogelsang | Camp Vogelsang | NS-Ordensburg Vogelsang | FBA / BSD | 2006 | NS Documentation Center, Eifel National Park Administration , Rotkreuz Museum Vogelsang ip , refugee accommodation and the like. a. | NATO training area until 2006 |
Werl | Caserne Houthulst Kazerne | Werl Air Base | 3rd artillery (FBA / BSD)
20th Artillery (FBA / BSD)
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Laarne Kazerne / Caserne Laerne | 4th Compagnie Materiaal (FBA / BSD)
95e Compagnie Maintenance Hawk-Lance (FBA / BSD) |
1995 | ||||
Will bath food | Hirschstein anti-aircraft gun position | C / 43e Artillery (FBA / BSD) | 1993 | Hawk | ||
Xanten | Sonsbecker Berg anti-aircraft missile position | 54 Sqn / 9e Wing (FAé / LuM) | 1989 | Nike. Nuclear custody by US custodial team |
Abbreviations
abbreviation | text |
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BAOR | British Army of the Rhine |
BOC | Battalion Operations Center |
BSD | Belgian Strijdkrachten in Duitsland |
CMC | Cantine Militaire Centrale |
ComRecce | Commando Reconnaissance |
FAé | Force Aérienne |
FBA | Forces Belges en Allemagne |
HQ | Headquarters |
LuM | Luminosity |
NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
RAF | Royal Air Force |
Sqn | Squadron |
RAFG | Royal Air Force Germany |
USAFE | United States Air Force in Europe |
USAREUR | United States Army in Europe |
See also
- Foreign military bases in Germany
- List of American military locations in Germany
- List of British military bases in Germany
- List of French military locations in Germany
- List of Canadian military locations in Germany
- List of Dutch military locations in Germany
- List of other military locations in Germany
- List of Soviet military bases in Germany
- Allied headquarters in Berlin
literature
- Luc De Vos, JP Cunibert, M. Strobbe: La Force Terrestre belge 1945–1980. Forum de la Force Terrestre, Brussels 1982.
- Luc De Vos: The Scutum Belgarum. The I (BE) Corps in Germany, 1945–1991. In: Homeward Bound? Boulder 1992, ISBN 0-8133-8410-9 .
- Detlev Grieswelle, Wilfried Schlau (Hrsg.): Allied troops in the Federal Republic of Germany. (= Lectures and contributions by the Political Academy of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung. Issue 13). Bonn 1990, DNB 932004113 .
- Ernst Hubert von Michaelis: Belgian troops in Arolsen. In: D. Grieswelle, W. Schlau (Ed.): Allied troops in Germany. Bonn 1990, pp. 132-135.
Web links
- Museum of the Belgian Armed Forces in Germany in Soest
- www.zone-interdite.net Flash animated world map with military zones (German / English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ museum-bsd.de ( Memento from March 5, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ harvey.be
- ↑ named after the Caserne Sous-Lieutenant Antoine in Eupen , location of the 2nd and 4th regiments of the Carabinieres Cyclistes from 1929 to 1940 and of the IRMEP ( Institut Royal Militaire d'Education Physique ) since 1947 .
- ↑ named after the river Gete , which in the province of Limburg drains over the Demer, Dijle and Rupel to the Scheldt. During the First World War, the left flank of the Belgian army was on the Gete.
- ↑ named after the Noordvaart, whose sluices were opened to flood the land on the Yser during the First World War.
- ↑ named after Capitaine Paul-Eugène Claes (1892-1917), 2nd Régiment d'Artillerie lourde, who died on November 13, 1917 near Adinkerke.
- ↑ named after the city and fortress of Namur , which was always on the invasion routes from Germany.
- ↑ named after the front of the First World War on the river Yser in West Flanders, which was extremely lossy and in the center of which was the town of Dixmude and the towns of Klerken and Steenstraete. The German army used poison gas for the first time near Steenstraete in April 1915.
- ↑ named after Gabrielle Petit (1893-1916), nurse and spy for the Allies, executed on April 1, 1916 in Schaerbeek.
- ↑ named after Julia Pirotte (1908–2000), Belgian photographer and member of the Resistance in Marseille during World War II under the cover name “Sous-Lieutenant Pirotte”.
- ↑ named after the village of Ronsele in East Flanders, which was badly destroyed in the First World War.
- ↑ named after the town of Tabora in German East Africa , which was conquered on September 19, 1916 after fierce fighting by Belgian troops under Général Charles Tombeur, who was given the nobility title “de Tabora” for this.
- ↑ named after Major Louis Henri Legrand, DSO (1902–1944), who was captured by Germany during the 2nd Battle of the Lys in 1940, escaped and fled to England. He joined the British Army and served in the 10th Royal Hussars at El Alamein and the Normandy Invasion, killed on June 26, 1944 at Caen. Before the war, Legrand belonged to the 17th Régiment d'Artillerie, which had been stationed in Altenrath as the 17th Régiment d'Artillerie blindé from 1951 to 1992.
- ↑ named after the Reigersvliet polder canal, the site of heavy fighting between German and Belgian troops in March 1918.
- ↑ named after the fight near Burkel in the province of Limburg. It was the last attack by the Belgian cavalry to recapture national territory in October 1918. Colonel Victor van Strijdonck (1876–1961), commander of the 1st Regiment des Guides, received the title of nobility “de Burkel” and the regiment the honorary inscription “Burkel” on the Troop flag. In 1940 Luitenant Generaal van Strijdonck became Commander-in-Chief of the Belgian Land Forces in Great Britain and Military Attaché in London, in 1944 Belgian representative at the Allied Headquarters SHAEF, after the war he pursued a civilian career.
- ↑ named after the town of Dixmude in West Flanders, which was in the center of the loss-making front on the Yser in 1914 and which was completely destroyed during the First World War.
- ↑ named after the Dutch island of Walcheren , which was bombed by the Allies on October 3, 1944 to blow up the German barrier belt in front of the port of Antwerp. Belgian commandos were also involved in the liberation of the island.
- ↑ named after the community Lombardsijde in West Flanders, which was part of the front on the Yser in the First World War. In Lombardsijde there is a small military training area with an artillery firing range.
- ↑ named after Wachtmeester Maenhout.
- ↑ named after the fighting near Kortemark in West Flanders during the First World War, for which the 10e régiment de ligne, from which the Chasseurs ardennais emerged, received an honorary inscription on the troop flag.
- ↑ named after the Camp militaire Général Bastin in Stockem near Arlon, since 1951 location of the Ecole de l'Infanterie and Ecole des blindés. Général Jules Bastin (1889–1944) was taken prisoner in 1940 and became famous for his multiple attempts to escape. The tenth attempt succeeded and Bastin joined the French Resistance. On November 24, 1943, he was caught by the Gestapo in Liège and deported to the Groß-Rosen concentration camp, where he died on December 1, 1944; posthumously he was promoted to général major in 1946. There is an avenue Général Bastin in Woluwe-St-Lambert.
- ↑ named after Lieutenant Colonel Aviateur Yves Bodart (1924–1962), came to England via Spain, where he was initially interned, during the Second World War and joined the Royal Air Force, 1946 1st Wing in Beauvechain on July 26th In 1962 a CF 100 crashed on a training flight near Calvi in Corsica.
- ↑ named after Edith Cavell (1865–1915), English nurse who was sentenced to death by a German military tribunal and executed in Schaerbeek on October 12, 1915, because she had made it possible for hundreds of Allied prisoners of war to escape.
- ↑ named after Handzame, a district of Kortemark in West Flanders, a focal point of the fighting during the First World War. The troop flag of the 1st Regiment de Lanciers had the inscription "Handzaeme".
- ↑ named after the battle of October 22nd to 31st, 1914 near Tervaete in West Flanders. On October 22nd, the Germans had crossed the Yser and, despite the resistance, the Belgian grenadiers captured Tervaete. On October 30th, Belgian troops, supported by the 42nd French Division, were able to reoccupy the river Yser and Tervaete.
- ↑ named after Queen Astrid, Princess of Sweden (1905–1935), wife of King Leopold III.
- ↑ named after the raid on Zeebrugge on April 23, 1918 in which the Royal Navy destroyed the German submarine base in the port of Zeebrugge in West Flanders.
- ↑ named after Capitaine Jean-Marie Jonet (1920–1952), trained as a pilot in 1940, got into German captivity in Cherbourg and fled, captured again and finally reached England, he had joined the Liberation Brigade on July 8th In 1952 killed in Korea as a member of the Belgian battalion.
- ↑ named after Fort Loncin of the fortress ring around Liège, which heroically resisted the German attack and only surrendered on August 15, 1914 after it was completely destroyed. Lieutenant Général baron Gérard Leman (1851–1920) received the title of nobility "de Loncin" for his bravery.
- ↑ named after the battle in May 1940 near the municipality of Selzaete / Zelzate in East Flanders, in which the 2nd Regiment des Guides and the 18th Régiment d'Artillerie blindé had distinguished themselves.
- ↑ named after the Ardennes mountains, which were fought over twice in the Second World War (1940, 1944), the origin of the two battalions of the Chasseurs Ardennais, which were stationed in Hemer from 1946–1950.
- ↑ named after the municipality of Moorslede in West Flanders, which was part of the front on the Yser in World War I.
- ↑ named after the community of Knesselaere in East Flanders, where fighting broke out on September 8, 1914.
- ↑ named after Lieutenant General baron Gérard Leman (1851–1920). As commandant of the Liège Fortress, he distinguished himself through great bravery at the Battle of Liège from August 5th to 16th, 1914. He fell into German captivity and was released to Belgium in 1917. He received the title of nobility "de Loncin".
- ↑ named after Lieutenant Holm.
- ↑ named after the front of the First World War on the river Yser in West Flanders, which was extremely lossy and in the center of which was the town of Dixmude and the towns of Klerken and Steenstraete.
- ↑ butzweilerhof.com
- ↑ named after Lieutenant Général Léon de Witte (1857–1933). During the First World War he was the winner of the "Bataille des casques d'argent", a cavalry battle against the German army near Halen in the province of Limburg on August 12, 1914, inspector general of the cavalry 1915-1919. He received the title of nobility "de Haelen" for victory.
- ↑ named after Adjudant Brasseur, who fell while blowing up a bridge over the Albert Canal on November 10, 1940.
- ↑ named after the battalion stationed there in the defense of Nieuport in West Flanders during the First World War.
- ↑ named after the battalion stationed there taking part in the fighting for the town of Passendale in the First World War.
- ↑ named after Commandant Glaser.
- ↑ named after the front of the First World War on the river Yser in West Flanders, which was extremely lossy and in the center of which was the city of Dixmude.
- ↑ named after the two battles on the Lys. During the First World War from April 4th to 29th 1918, also known as the 4th Battle of Flanders, during which the Belgian troops withstood all German attacks. During the Second World War it lasted from May 23 to 28, 1940 during the 18-day campaign. The attempt to stop the German troops on the Lys, a tributary of the Scheldt in East Flanders, failed and led to Belgium's surrender on May 28, 1940.
- ↑ named after Capitaine Loquet, who died as a member of the Belgian battalion in the Korean War.
- ↑ named after the city of Ypres in West Flanders, which has become a symbol of the futility of war because of the total destruction in the First World War. The daily recurring ceremony of the "Last Post" commemorates the 250,000 dead of the troops of the British Commonwealth to this day.
- ↑ named after the battle for Vinkt near Deinze in East Flanders from May 25th to 27th, 1940 during the 18-day campaign in which German troops killed 113 inhabitants in the place held by Chasseurs ardennais near Gent in East Flanders. The Chasseurs ardennais had been stationed in Spich near Siegburg for many years.
- ↑ named after Colonel Gilbert.
- ↑ named after the town of Pepinster with the Fort Tancrémont of the fortress ring around Liège, which resisted the German attack in World War II and surrendered as the last Belgian fort on May 29, 1940.
- ↑ named after Lieutenant Colonel Réné Bremer (1871-1918), 9e régiment de ligne, fallen on October 14, 1918. In Schaerbeek there is a Place Colonel Bremer and there is a monument.
- ↑ named after Capitaine Bricart, who fell at the head of the 5th / 1st régiment de Chasseurs ardennais on May 10, 1940 while trying to stop the German advance near Bodange on the border with the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
- ↑ named after the theater of war Normandy 1944. The troop flag of the 1st Battalion Liberation under Général Piron had the inscriptions "Normandie" and "Canal de Wessem".
- ↑ named after the district of Hautem-Sainte-Marguerite / Sint-Margriete-Houtem in the city of Tir-le-Mont / Tienen in the province of Flemish Brabant, scene of the “Combat de St. Margaretha Hauthem” / “De Slag op de Zeven Zillen” "On August 18, 1914, immediately after the" Bataille des casques d'argent "/" Slag of the Zilveren Helmen "on August 12, 1914.
- ↑ named after Colonel breveté d'Etat-major (Kolonel stafbrevethouder) Armand Adam, the highest ranking Belgian prisoner of war, shot by the Gestapo in Liège in 1943.
- ↑ named after Luitenant Doyen.
- ↑ named after the theater of war (September 25, 1944) Canal von Wessem in the Dutch province of Limburg, which leads to the Albert Canal. The troop flag of the 1st Brigade Liberation under Général Piron had the inscriptions "Normandie" and "Canal de Wessem".
- ↑ named after the city and fortress of Namur, which was always on the invasion routes from Germany.
- ↑ named after the village and castle Rumbeke in West Flanders, which were a combat zone in the First World War and served as officers' quarters for the Wehrmacht in the Second World War.
- ↑ named after the front of the First World War on the river Yser in West Flanders, which was extremely lossy and in the center of which was the town of Dixmude and the towns of Klerken and Steenstraete. The German army used poison gas for the first time near Steenstraete in April 1915.
- ↑ named after Lieutenant J. Coppens, Artillery, who died on September 26, 1952 as a member of the Belgian battalion in Korea.
- ↑ named after Colonel Robert BEM Deschepper (1885–1940), commander of the 1st régiment de Chasseurs ardennais, who died on May 12, 1940 in Suarlée near Namur. The 1st battalion de Chasseurs ardennais was stationed in Spich for many years.
- ↑ named after the Flanders region, which was fought over in the First and Second World Wars (1914, 1918, 1940).
- ↑ named after Lieutenant Holm.
- ↑ named after the forest of Houthulst at Dixmude in West Flanders, to the Lieutenant Willy Coppens (1892-1986), Belgian flyboy the First World War, some of his 37 aerial victories had won and of King Albert I of chevalier Coppens de Houthulst been appointed was.
- ↑ named after the forest of Houthulst at Dixmude in West Flanders, to the Lieutenant Willy Coppens (1892-1986), Belgian flyboy the First World War, some of his 37 aerial victories had won and of King Albert I of chevalier Coppens de Houthulst been appointed was.
- ↑ named after the place Laerne in East Flanders, which was part of the battlefield of the Battle of the Lys in World War I.