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Liberation of Belgium
1944 attainment of Belgium's sovereignty / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Liberation of Belgium from German occupation began on 2 September 1944 when Allied forces entered the province of Hainaut[1] and was completed on 4 February 1945 with the liberation of the village of Krewinkel.[2] The liberation came after four years of German-occupied rule. The Belgian government was returned to power on 8 September 1944 after Allied forces had captured Brussels four days earlier.[3]
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Liberation of Belgium | |||||||||
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Part of the Allied advance from Paris to the Rhine in World War II | |||||||||
![]() British tanks arrive in Brussels on 4 September 1944, ending the German occupation. | |||||||||
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21st Army Group 1st US Army | Army Group B | ||||||||
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600,000 (U.S.) | |||||||||
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81,000 (U.S.) | 100,000 (Germany) |
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