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
Location	50.837795°N 4.352506°E / 50.837795; 4.352506 Place Poelaert / Poelaertplein 1000 City of Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Designed by	Edouard 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

See also

• Belgium portal

• History of Brussels
• Belgium in the long nineteenth century

References

Citations

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.

Bibliography

• Le Patrimoine monumental de la Belgique: Bruxelles (PDF) (in French). Vol. 1C: Pentagone N-Z. Liège: Pierre Mardaga. 1994.

External links

• Media related to Infantry Memorial, Brussels at Wikimedia Commons