{"id":"1925","t":"Soldier, 1st class, of the Brigade Piron","t_s":"Soldier Brigade Piron","tags":["3300"],"thumb":{"fid":"3766","styles":{"circle_medium":"circle_medium_3766","circle_mini":"circle_mini_3766"},"ext":"png"},"pics":["1924"],"loc":"3435","loc_map":-1,"body":"<p>The <em>Brigade Piron <\/em>was a unit composed of Belgian and Luxembourg troops. It was formed at the start of the Second World War by soldiers who had managed to find refuge in Britain, together with the Belgian government. It took part in the Battle of Normandy and was the first Belgian battalion to enter Brussels after the city was liberated in 1944.<\/p>\r\n","fav":"0","fav_l":"0","don":"Colonel Piron, commander of the 1st Infantry Brigade \"Liberation\"","d_y":1945,"d_m":9,"d_d":4,"d_s":-1}