Belgian Infantry Memorial, Brussels

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

History of Brussels Belgium in the long ninth century

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

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