Royal British Legion Brussels Branch
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We organise commemorations, socials & battlefield tours. New members welcome - all ages, you don't need to be a Brit or ex-military: https://shorturl.at/idQRR
Le Faux Soir, inspired by a daring act of resistance in #WW2, has its world premiere today. Michaël R. Roskam’s thriller tells how a group of conspirators print a spoof edition of the Belgian daily newspaper to mock the Nazis www.youtube.com/watch?v=TomT...
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September 10, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Le Faux Soir, inspired by a daring act of resistance in #WW2, has its world premiere today. Michaël R. Roskam’s thriller tells how a group of conspirators print a spoof edition of the Belgian daily newspaper to mock the Nazis www.youtube.com/watch?v=TomT...
Long dismissed as urban legend, the existence of underground air-raid shelters, built between 1940 and 1943, is now confirmed thebulletin.be/could-two-ai...
Could two air-raid shelters beneath Palais du Midi block Brussels' metro line 3 project?
Urban action group ARAU has stirred up fresh controversy regarding Brussels’ contentious metro line 3 project by identifying two air-raid shelters beneath the due-to-be demolished Palais du Midi.The d...
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September 10, 2026 at 9:11 AM
Long dismissed as urban legend, the existence of underground air-raid shelters, built between 1940 and 1943, is now confirmed thebulletin.be/could-two-ai...
Liberation of Brussels, 82 years ago. Joyous scenes www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFVK...
September 4, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Liberation of Brussels, 82 years ago. Joyous scenes www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFVK...
The Chair represented RBL Brussels at today's commemoration to mark the 82nd anniversary of the liberation of Brussels by the Welsh Guards. Due to ongoing works at the Colonne de Congres, the ceremony took place at the beautiful Tomb of the Unknown French Warrior in Laeken
September 3, 2026 at 11:19 AM
The Chair represented RBL Brussels at today's commemoration to mark the 82nd anniversary of the liberation of Brussels by the Welsh Guards. Due to ongoing works at the Colonne de Congres, the ceremony took place at the beautiful Tomb of the Unknown French Warrior in Laeken
Tintin-esque tribute by Villers-sur-Mer to honour its Belgian liberators in August 1944. RBL Brussels will join the national commemoration to the Piron Brigade in Molenbeek on Fri (4 Sept)
August 31, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Tintin-esque tribute by Villers-sur-Mer to honour its Belgian liberators in August 1944. RBL Brussels will join the national commemoration to the Piron Brigade in Molenbeek on Fri (4 Sept)
Members and friends of Brussels branch at the annual commemoration of the First Battle of Mons
August 26, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Members and friends of Brussels branch at the annual commemoration of the First Battle of Mons
A delegation from Brussels branch will attend the Battle of Mons commemorations www.thebulletin.be/commemoratio...
Commemorations to mark WW1's First Battle of Mons
Special events are staged this weekend to mark the anniversary of the First Battle of Mons on 23 August, the first major action of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) in World War One. A commem...
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August 22, 2026 at 11:34 AM
A delegation from Brussels branch will attend the Battle of Mons commemorations www.thebulletin.be/commemoratio...
Brussels branch member Steve Mace is taking part in the RBL Pedal to Paris fundraising ride from London from 3-6 September youtu.be/OFEGq-slCOQ
If you can, please support Steve & the RBL via royalbritishlegion.enthuse.com/pf/stephen-m...
If you can, please support Steve & the RBL via royalbritishlegion.enthuse.com/pf/stephen-m...
Pedal to Paris | Take On Our Cycling Challenge and Raise Funds For RBL
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August 22, 2026 at 11:31 AM
Brussels branch member Steve Mace is taking part in the RBL Pedal to Paris fundraising ride from London from 3-6 September youtu.be/OFEGq-slCOQ
If you can, please support Steve & the RBL via royalbritishlegion.enthuse.com/pf/stephen-m...
If you can, please support Steve & the RBL via royalbritishlegion.enthuse.com/pf/stephen-m...
World-beating football stars who served in the war, from Stanley Matthews (who was caught trying to sell black market coffee in Brussels in March 1945) to Iron Cross winner Bert Trautmann & Ferenc Puskás www.wwiimemorialfriends.org/blog/top-10-...
Top 10 WWII World Cup Stars
A timely look back at ten great players from the WWII era.
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June 18, 2026 at 7:23 PM
World-beating football stars who served in the war, from Stanley Matthews (who was caught trying to sell black market coffee in Brussels in March 1945) to Iron Cross winner Bert Trautmann & Ferenc Puskás www.wwiimemorialfriends.org/blog/top-10-...
20 June Act of Remembrance in Evere 'holds unique significance for the British and Commonwealth expat and military communities in and around the capital' www.thebulletin.be/act-remembra...
Act of Remembrance at Brussels Town Cemetery on Saturday honours war dead buried in Belgium
Belgium is historically known as the “battlefield of Europe” and a solemn and moving event this weekend highlights the shared sacrifices of the tens of thousands of war dead buried in Belgian soil.The...
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June 18, 2026 at 6:54 PM
20 June Act of Remembrance in Evere 'holds unique significance for the British and Commonwealth expat and military communities in and around the capital' www.thebulletin.be/act-remembra...
A monument to victims of the 1914 Dinant Massacre, removed by German soldiers in 1942, has been returned after its discovery in a Berlin museum. German Ambassador Martin Kotthaus handed over the bas-relief & met the son of one of the few survivors www.matele.be/dinant-retro...
Dinant retrouve une œuvre volée par les nazis - Matélé
Volée par les nazis en 1942, la plaque en bronze dédiée aux victimes du massacre a officiellement retrouvé Dinant ce vendredi. Un retour chargé d'émotion, marqué par la présence des descendants des vi...
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June 13, 2026 at 8:49 AM
A monument to victims of the 1914 Dinant Massacre, removed by German soldiers in 1942, has been returned after its discovery in a Berlin museum. German Ambassador Martin Kotthaus handed over the bas-relief & met the son of one of the few survivors www.matele.be/dinant-retro...
A splendid piece by branch member Martin about the Belgium Military Wives Choir, who will sing at our Evere commemoration on 20 June togethermag.eu/belgium-mili...
Belgium Military Wives Choir : a "lifeline" for women
There’s more to life in the military than you might think. One of the less well publicised aspects of a career in the armed forces is the constant moving
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June 10, 2026 at 10:34 AM
A splendid piece by branch member Martin about the Belgium Military Wives Choir, who will sing at our Evere commemoration on 20 June togethermag.eu/belgium-mili...
Belgium's Bunker Day has the aim of introducing the public to the tangible history of warfare. Normally closed or hidden bunkers & defensive structures were open to visitors at 23 locations www.vrt.be/vrtnws/en/20...
Bunker Day is a tremendous success: 10,000 visitors explore bunkers across the country | VRT NWS: news
Spread across 23 towns and municipalities, 10,000 visitors visited at least one bunker site on Sunday. Bunker Day is organised by the Atlantic Wall Raversyde Provincial Domain in collaboration with th...
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June 8, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Belgium's Bunker Day has the aim of introducing the public to the tangible history of warfare. Normally closed or hidden bunkers & defensive structures were open to visitors at 23 locations www.vrt.be/vrtnws/en/20...
Inflatable tanks & lorries, aimed at tricking the enemy into thinking the Allies would land near Calais, were part of the D-Day deception plan. Here are 10 things you might not know about 6 June 1944 www.britishlegion.org.uk/get-involved...
June 6, 2026 at 8:39 AM
Inflatable tanks & lorries, aimed at tricking the enemy into thinking the Allies would land near Calais, were part of the D-Day deception plan. Here are 10 things you might not know about 6 June 1944 www.britishlegion.org.uk/get-involved...
Today’s world leaders should heed the mistakes of the past or face the consequences, says WW2 veteran on eve of 101st birthday www.thebulletin.be/101-and-stil...
101 and still counting... that's Henri d'Oultremont, the brave Belgian warrior
Today’s world leaders should heed the “mistakes” of the past or face the consequences, warns Count Henri d'Oultremont, on the eve of his 101st birthday on 31 May.As one of only three known Belgian sur...
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May 28, 2026 at 6:31 AM
Today’s world leaders should heed the mistakes of the past or face the consequences, says WW2 veteran on eve of 101st birthday www.thebulletin.be/101-and-stil...
Paying tribute at the 51st (Highland) Division memorial in La Roche-en-Ardenne yesterday (image: Laura Houlgatte)
May 4, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Paying tribute at the 51st (Highland) Division memorial in La Roche-en-Ardenne yesterday (image: Laura Houlgatte)
232 plaques from the graves of soldiers were stolen recently from a cemetery in Braine-l'Alleud. This follows similar thefts in Wavre and Vilvoorde www.dhnet.be/regions/brab...
232 plaques commémoratives de soldats volées dans un cimetière de Braine-l'Alleud
Un vol de grande ampleur a été constaté dimanche après-midi au cimetière de la rue Pierre Flamand, à Braine-l'Alleud
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May 4, 2026 at 2:52 PM
232 plaques from the graves of soldiers were stolen recently from a cemetery in Braine-l'Alleud. This follows similar thefts in Wavre and Vilvoorde www.dhnet.be/regions/brab...
The Bulletin previews our event this weekend in Hotton & Liberation Day thebulletin.be/walloon-war-...
Walloon war cemetery and Royal British Legion celebrate Belgium’s Liberation Day on Sunday
The ravages of World War Two scarred communities across Belgium, including the small village of Hotton in the Ardennes.From casualties incurred following the German invasion of May 1940 to airmen shot...
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April 30, 2026 at 6:28 PM
The Bulletin previews our event this weekend in Hotton & Liberation Day thebulletin.be/walloon-war-...
A splendid flyer announcing forthcoming ceremony at Isières cemetery in memory of British soldiers killed in the Battle of La Cavée in May 1940
April 20, 2026 at 4:26 PM
A splendid flyer announcing forthcoming ceremony at Isières cemetery in memory of British soldiers killed in the Battle of La Cavée in May 1940
329 copper plaques stolen from Belgian war veterans' graves in Vilvoorde. 'This is totally reprehensible and a lack of respect,' says Alderman for Public Works Katrien Vaes. Police are appealing for help to identify the perpetrators www.nieuwsblad.be/binnenland/k...
Koperen gedenkplaatjes gestolen van liefst 329 grafzerken van oud-strijders: “Totaal verwerpelijk”
Op de centrale begraafplaats van Vilvoorde heeft zich een opmerkelijke diefstal voorgedaan. Er werden maar liefst 329 koperen gedenkplaatjes ontvreemd van graven van oud-strijders. De politiezone VIMA (Vilvoorde-Machelen) is een onderzoek opgestart.
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March 28, 2026 at 6:36 AM
329 copper plaques stolen from Belgian war veterans' graves in Vilvoorde. 'This is totally reprehensible and a lack of respect,' says Alderman for Public Works Katrien Vaes. Police are appealing for help to identify the perpetrators www.nieuwsblad.be/binnenland/k...
Saluting Trooper Tingle at this morning's poignant rededication service at Heverlee War Cemetery. A privilege to talk to Dirk Van Melkebeke, whose painstaking research proved that a previously unnamed grave was that of Fred Tingle www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/local-n...
March 25, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Saluting Trooper Tingle at this morning's poignant rededication service at Heverlee War Cemetery. A privilege to talk to Dirk Van Melkebeke, whose painstaking research proved that a previously unnamed grave was that of Fred Tingle www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/local-n...
'A striking testimony to endurance and chance in the most unforgiving circumstances .. carries the breathless energy of a wartime thriller' - @EU_today reviews new ebook published by Brussels branch eutoday.net/survival-mem...
Survival: Memoir of a Forced Labourer in the Third Reich, by George Beeston - https://eutoday.net
Survival: Memoir of a Forced Labourer in the Third Reich, by George Beeston, is one such account — a slim but deeply affecting narrative that illuminates a
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March 8, 2026 at 1:42 PM
'A striking testimony to endurance and chance in the most unforgiving circumstances .. carries the breathless energy of a wartime thriller' - @EU_today reviews new ebook published by Brussels branch eutoday.net/survival-mem...
Operation launched to remove #WW2 sea mines in North Sea to allow renewable electricity to flow from offshore wind farms www.vrt.be/vrtnws/en/20...
Work to remove 7 Nazi sea mines to get underway on Monday | VRT NWS: news
The Belgian army’s bomb disposal unit DOVO and electricity grid management company Elia Group is to begin work to remove 7 World War II German sea mines on Monday (9 March). The mines were found durin...
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March 6, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Operation launched to remove #WW2 sea mines in North Sea to allow renewable electricity to flow from offshore wind farms www.vrt.be/vrtnws/en/20...
The Belgium Battles and Books Club will host the launch of 'Survival, Memoir of a Forced Labourer in the Third Reich' by George Beeston at the Fraternelle des Agents Parachutistes in Brussels on 13 March (from 6pm). Brussels RBL is releasing it as a free ebook. Details: www.facebook.com/RBLBrussels
March 5, 2026 at 9:41 AM
The Belgium Battles and Books Club will host the launch of 'Survival, Memoir of a Forced Labourer in the Third Reich' by George Beeston at the Fraternelle des Agents Parachutistes in Brussels on 13 March (from 6pm). Brussels RBL is releasing it as a free ebook. Details: www.facebook.com/RBLBrussels
From The Times: Air Chief Marshal Sir John Stringer, a former fighter pilot who flew in the Balkans and Iraq, has been appointed NATO deputy supreme allied commander in Europe www.thetimes.com/uk/defence/a...
Former fighter pilot named as Britain’s top Nato commander
Air Chief Marshal Sir John Stringer becomes only the third RAF officer to be appointed deputy supreme allied commander in Europe
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January 22, 2026 at 12:47 PM
From The Times: Air Chief Marshal Sir John Stringer, a former fighter pilot who flew in the Balkans and Iraq, has been appointed NATO deputy supreme allied commander in Europe www.thetimes.com/uk/defence/a...