La création des Forces Belges Libres à Tenby en 1940 Journée d’étude en histoire militaire et histoire publique – 3 février 2023 – Musée L – La commémoration des 80 ans de l’attaque du lieutenant Jean de Sélys de Longchamps contre le siège de la Gestapo à Bruxelles offre l’occasion de revenir sur la création des Forces Libres Belges à Tenby en Grande-Bretagne en mai 1940. La première partie de la journée d’études évoque la capitulation de l’armée belge, puis la résistance de certains officiers dont le Général Victor van Strydonck qui a cherché avec l’ambassadeur Émile de Cartier de Marchienne à reconstituer des forces libres de l’armée belge en Grande-Bretagne. Les combats menés par la force publique en…

Tenby May 1940 – Much has been written about the way in which General van Strydonck de Burkel in Temby (GB) began to reorganize the Belgian armed forces. From 28 May 1940, the very day of the Belgian capitulation, he set up a Belgian Military Regrouping Camp there. The ultimate goal was to have the Belgians take part in the liberation of 1944-45 on the side of the victors. Some argued that the retired general was in England merely by chance… to buy horses. The image of the general, who brilliantly led Burkel’s cavalry charge in 1918, did indeed lend itself to this legend of the “Generaal Koopman”. In this…

Biographical note – The biographical note by Hans Rombaut, historian at the Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Sciences and Arts and the logbook kept from 10 May 1940 until the time of the liberation make it possible to discover the personality and constant action of the commander of the Charge of Burkel (19 October 1918) and of the first commander of the Belgian army in Great Britain during the World War II. Victor van Strydonck de Burkel, Biographical note and Log book 1940-1944 2° edition ISBN : 978-2-8052-0605-4 Responsible editor: Charles-Albert Houtart Read the article

Brigade Piron –  On August 17, 1944, the Brigade Piron liberates the Normandy coastal town of Franceville. It is the first time that a Belgian military unit has been deployed since the beginning of the Second World War. The Brigade Piron takes part in the liberation of Belgium and the Netherlands. Google translation from the original Dutch version vrt NwsDossier Van D-Day Tot V-Dayza 17 aug 2019 – 07:58Original article in Dutch.Autor: Rob Troubleyn Read the article Original article