Belgian Infantry Memorial, Brussels

The Belgian Infantry Memorial (French: Monument à l'Infanterie Belge; Dutch: Monument voor de Belgische Infanterie) is a monument in Brussels, Belgium, which stands in memory of the Belgian foot soldiers who fought in World War I and World War II. Designed by Edouard Vereycken, the memorial stands in front of Brussels' Palace of Justice and across the Place Poelaert/Poelaertplein from the Anglo-Belgian War Memorial.[1] The memorial rests on a raised platform that overlooks Brussels' city centre. Translated into English, the inscription reads: "To the infantrymen who died for their country".[2]

Belgian Infantry Memorial
  • Monument à l'Infanterie Belge (French)
  • Monument voor de Belgische Infanterie (Dutch)
Brussels, Belgium
For the Belgian Foot Soldiers who fought in WWI and WWII
Location50°50′16″N 4°21′09″E / 50.837795°N 4.352506°E / 50.837795; 4.352506
Place Poelaert / Poelaertplein
1000 City of Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Designed byEdouard Vereycken
A LA GLOIRE D'INFANTERIE BELGE

PETIT GRANIT DE MERBES-SPRIMONT

SALUS PATRIAE SUPREMA LEX

AUX FANTASSINS MORTS POUR LA PATRIE

1914 - 1918 1940 - 1945

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  1. ^ "Monument à l'Infanterie Belge – Inventaire du patrimoine architectural". monument.heritage.brussels (in French). Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  2. ^ "London Remembers". brusselsremembers.irisnet.be. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011.

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