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Testimonies and tributes

This page is reserved to the men of the Brigade and their family who wish to tell the history such as they lived it like all documents or photographs that they would wish to see appearing on this website.

I thank all people for the help to develop this Memorial work. Especially Didier Dufrane for sending numerous articles.

198 testimonies on May, 20, 2021

	FIRST BELGIAN GROUP (1944)

Unit	Name	Autor
Staff
	PIRON Jean-Baptiste	Administrator
	HOUBION Georges	Georgette Houbion, his granddaughter
	CLAUWAERT Albert	Franck Clauwaert, his son
	JEURISSEN François	Sandrine Roldao, his granddaughter
	BRENDERS Léonard	Walter Brenders, his son
	DIDISHEIM René	Article by Guy Weber
	DE WAELE Joseph	By John Verhagen
	VAN GRIEKEN Jan Baptiste	Photo's of his grandson Jan Borms
	DENIS Edgard	By Didier Dufrane
	MARLAND René	By Didier Dufrane
	CRUCIFIX Pierre	Par Didier Dufrane
	LAUREYS Hector	Par Didier Dufrane
	LABYE Camille	By his son Camille

1st Motorized Company
Staff	TREUTTENS Albert	Christopher et Gail Treuttens, his children
	DUMONT Jean	Micheline Koch-Dumont, his daughter
	HEIRMAN Petrus	John Verhagen
	VAN LAETHEM Victor	Didier Dufrane
1st Platoon	DESTREBECQ Roger	Testimony of Claude Bloch (Platoon Commander)
	WANTY Jacques	His injury during a patrol in Normandy
	VEREECKEN Raymond	Kris Michiels and Didier Dufrane
	STEVENS Guy	Didier Dufrane
	BLOCH Claude	Didier Dufrane
	LIEGEOIS Lucien	Admin
2nd Platoon	KINNA Charles	Didier Dufrane
	FRANCOTTE Charles	Charles Francotte
3rd Platoon	JACOBS Georges	Didier Dufrane
	PRIEMEN Charles	Didier Dufrane
	HEYMANS Joachim	His daughter Martina. Layout Didier Dufrane
	LAUWERS Jules	His testimony
4th Platoon	LUYCKX Marcel	Jacques Luyckx, his son
	KEIL Emil	Cynthia Pekars, his daughter
	MAITREJEAN Jean	Article Bde Piron Magazine 2006
	MARTIN Carlos	3 Testimonies
	SAELENS Armand	Santfort, 3/10/44
	ROUCHE Simon	Article by Roger Destrebecq
	LOYENS Pierre	Didier Dufrane
	ACKERMAN Désiré	Didier Dufrane
5th Platoon	DIVRY André	André Divry
	VANDERBRUGGE Victor	Didier Dufrane
	DEFAWE Joseph	Didier Dufrane
	ROMANUS Willem	Willy Dekeyser

2nd Motorized Company
Staff	FALKENAU René	Guy Falkenau, his son
	CHARLIER André	History of the Polar Bear badge wearing by the Belgians
	PINKOUS Benjamin	Extracts by Didier Dufrane
	EVRARD Pol (Lt Med)	Niewspaper Bde Piron n°19 - 1954
	TEGELBECKERS Joseph	Didier Dufrane
1st Platoon	CREVECOEUR Pierre	Jean-Pierre Crevecoeur, his son
	DEVIS Lucien	Lucien Devis
	DOCQUIER Arsène	Paul Docquier, his son
	WILLEMS Alfons and VERRIJDT Gustaaf	Testimony by Logé Hendrik (1977)
	GENIS Roger	Testimony of Guy Weber and Cdt Weuts (1977)
	DELHALLE André	Didier Dufrane
2nd Platoon	DE SMET Joseph	Amaryllis De Smet, his daughter
	HELLEMANS Marcel	Article by Leo Peeters and Ton Meijster.
	CHARLIER Eugène	Guy Weber
	ANTONI Frederik	Mr and Mrs Ton Meijster-Hurckens
3rd Platoon	DIDDENS Leo	Jan Diddens, his son
	WUYCKENS Henri	Nov,11,1944. The Lt Rogge's death
	SILBERMAN Robert	Rudi Vandenweyer
	MUSIN Louis	Didier Dufrane
	JANSSENS René	By his neighbor, Alexandra Baes
	MATTEZEWITZ Armand	Armand Mattezewitz
4th Platoon	GODFROID Raymond	Testimony of 1969
	TABARY Robert (4th Pl Comd)	Testimony of August,22,1944 (Normandy)
	NORRO Henri	Didier Dufrane
	STELLMAN Herbert	Dr Henri Stellman, his son
5th Platoon	WARTEL René	René Wartel
	VERHAEGEN Freddy	Article by Cdt Weuts (1977)
	ZIELINSKI Léon	Testimony in 2010
	MARLIER Robert	Extract "Le Rendez-vous de Gibraltar" by Guy Weber
	GILLEBERT Joseph	Didier Dufrane
	VAN REMOORTELE Raymond	Didier Dufrane
6th Platoon	MARTIAL Jean	Jean Martial and Didier Dufrane
	JANSSENS René	René Janssens and Didier Dufrane

3rd Motorized Company
Staff	NOWE Paul	Extract "Des Hommes Oubliés" by Guy Weber
	DEHASSE Gustave	Georges Dehasse, his nephew
	EVRARD Hubert	Extract "Des Hommes Oubliés" by Guy Weber
	NOBELS Adolf (Chaplain)	Extract "Des Hommes Oubliés" by Guy Weber
	KENENS Marcel	Testimony by Logé Hendrik (1977)
	CLOSE John	Extract "Des Hommes Oubliés" by Guy Weber
	MATHIEU Marcel	Son petit neveu Johan Hellinckx
1st Platoon	GUYOT Francis	Didier Dufrane
	WEIRICH Charles	Didier Dufrane
	SOYKA Alexis	Didier Dufrane
	WALTENS Jozef	Zijn kleindochter Sandra Waltens
2nd Platoon	DE WAELE Liévin	Guy Weber
3rd Platoon	COCKELBERGH Louis	John Verhagen, Robert Verhagen's son
	WILLOCKX Prosper	John Verhagen, Robert Verhagen's son
	MOUCHET François	Extracts by Jean-Louis Marichal
	BADTS Eduard	John Verhagen
	GOETZ Louis	Didier Dufrane
	SERVAIS Gaston	Didier Dufrane
	VAN OPPENS Joseph	Didier Dufrane
	LOGE Hendrik	Didier Dufrane
	ROMBAUTS Frans	Didier Dufrane
4th Platoon	BOECKX Alfons	Maria Boeckx, his daughter
	VAN DEN BOGAERT Modeste	Liberation of Thorn (Leo Peeters and Ton Meijster)
	GRANDCLAUDON Robert	The Wessem's attack on Oct, 16,1944
	DRION Henri	Didier Dufrane
	MICHAEL Emile	Didier Dufrane
5th Platoon	DUFRANE Pierre	Didier Dufrane, his son
	DUFRASNE Jean-Marie	Didier Dufrane, his godson
	COCRIAMONT Claude	Claude Cocriamont
	DUTRIEUX Florent	Jean-Pierre Dutrieux, his son
	GERARD Edouard	Testimony by Maj Georges Houbion (1946)
	DEBRY Joseph	Extracts by Didier Dufrane
	MORAY Lucien	Extracts by Didier Dufrane
	PAUCHENNE Arsène	Tribute to Arsène Pauchenne
	THUMAS Louis	Didier Dufrane
	RAMAN Roger	Didier Dufrane
	VAN SANTEN Stephane	Didier Dufrane
	EVELING Jim	Didier Dufrane
	VAN DEN ABBELE Raymond	Didier Dufrane
	DEMAN Prosper	Didier Dufrane
	WINANT Joseph	Foto's sending by his daughter Liliane Winant
	BRUYNEEL Maurice	By his son Marc and Didier Dufrane
6th Platoon	PIRE Georges	Story of his escape to Britain
	WEBER Guy	Extracts by Didier Dufrane
	SIMEON Marcel	Didier Dufrane
	PATERNOTTE Henri	Didier Dufrane
	WAUTHIER Leon	Didier Dufrane

Armoured Cars Squadron
Staff	ESPINDOLA José	Edward Espindola, his son
	SEIGNEUR Charles	Jean Seigneur, his son
	ISENBORGHS Gustave	Didier Dufrane
Troop 1	SAUVAGE Henri	Caroline, his daughter
Troop 2	DEWANDRE Roger	Extracts by Didier Dufrane
	HENDRICK Richard	Richard Hendrick, his son
	VAN CRAEN Aloïs	Jean-Paul Ceulemans, his grandnephew
Troop 3	VERHAEGHE DE NAYER Marc	By Didier Dufrane
	CHOUGOL David	Anne Chougol, his daughter
	BENOOT Marcel et SIMOEN Lucien	By Rudi Vandenweyer
Troop 4	PELSMAECKERS Albert	By Didier Dufrane
	D'OTREPPE Jean	Administrateur
Troop 5	D'OULTREMONT Charles-Emile	By Didier Dufrane
	GILLEMOT Jules	Jan Leys, his friend

Artillery Battery
Staff	SWALUE Jean	Michel Selezneff, his nephew
	SIEBENHALER Emile	LtCol BEM e.r. J. Gelard
	HAES Marcel	Didier Dufrane
	GEORGERY Robert	Didier Dufrane
	DEKNOP Jean-Baptiste	Didier Dufrane
	NICOD Victor	Didier Dufrane
	DE RIDDER Bennett	Didier Dufrane
Troop A	ISBOUTSKY David	Mr David Isboutsky
	DE PRINS Jean	LtCol BEM e.r. J. Gelard
	LEDENT Florent	LtCol BEM e.r. J. Gelard
	HALEN Albert	Didier Dufrane
Troop B	GAYE Pierre	Pierre-Jules Gaye, his son
	SIMONET Maurice	LtCol BEM e.r. J. Gelard
Troop C (Lux)	DUPONT Jean-Baptiste	Romain Dupont, his son
	JACOBY Louis	Guy Weber

Genie Compagnie	The forget company of the "Brigade Piron" The Belgian Field Engineers Coy	Kris Michiels and John Verhagen
	The Engineers Company	Didier Dufrane
	DE PEUTER Jacques	Maryse De Peuter, his daughter
	VERHAGEN Robert	John Verhagen, his son
	HARBOORT Petrus and DE QUEKER René	John Verhagen and Didier Dufrane
	DE VLIEGHER Gilbert	John Verhagen, Didier Dufrane and Kris Michiels
	LOOS Joseph	Philip-Henry, his son

RASC Company
	MUSSCHOOT Pierre	Administrator

Medical Units
	Medical Units (Amb - FSU - FTU)	Administrator
	DEHAEN Aimé	Testimony by John Verhagen
	PIERARD Lucien (Amb Coy)	By Didier Dufrane
	VAN TURNHOUT Joël (Amb Coy)	Par Didier Dufrane

	FIRST BELGIAN BRIGADE (1945)

Unit	Name	Autor
Staff	BALLEZ Pol	Olivier Ballez, his son
	DUPONT Fernand	Michel Dupont, his son

1st Battalion	SERNEELS Marcel	Gerrit Serneels, his son
	GOOSSENS Jacques	Jacques Goossens
	BOFFE Leon	Ives De Rycke, his grandson
	VERPAELE Paul	Paul Verpaele
	DERBOVEN Jozef	Miss Jeanne Servranckx, his cousin
	GURDAL Simon	Simon Gurdal (par Didier Dufrane)
	VITRIER René	Testimony by his son Eric
	DE KEYZER Henri	De Keyzer Henri
	LIEGEOIS André	André Liegeois
	LIEGEOIS Charles	Charles Liegeois
	REYNERS Georges	By his daughter Marlène and his grand-son Nicolas

2nd Battalion	WILMET André	Etienne Wilmet, his son
	HOSTIJN Gaston	John Verhagen, Robert Verhagen's son
	HAUZEUR Pierre	Homage by Cpn Didisheim (1945)

3rd Battalion	HOUBION Jean	Georgette Houbion, his niece
	PETERS Georges	Georges Peters
	NIGAULX Fernand	Fabrice Nigaulx, his son
	JORION Marc	Robert Jorion, his son
	KLINKERS Raymond	Luca Infantino, his grandson
	VANNIEUWENHUIZE Adolf	Bernard Vannieuwenhuize, his nephew
	VOGLAIRE Désiré	Testimony from the federation report (1978)
	SARTORI Jean	Didier Dufrane
	DEPREZ Edouard	Guy Weber
	PETERS Georges	Guy Weber
	VAN DER KUYLEN Carolus	Carolus Van der Kuylen and Didier Dufrane
	LUYPAERTS Florimond	Hommage de sa fille Marianne Luypaerts
	BOUVIN Gérard	Gérard Bouvin
	SEMPOUX Louis	Marianne Luypaerts
	GILLIS Edmond	Edmond Gillis

REME Company	VAN DE VELDE Thomas	Roland Van de Velde, his son
	DE BOSSCHERE Marcel	Christian De Bosschere, his son
	BERGEN Pierre	Jacques Bergen, his son

RASC Company	JAUBIN Georges	Annick, his granddoughter

MMG Company	MOSSELMANS Gaston	Gaston Mosselmans
	VAN HOOREN Willy	Alain De Smet, his grandson
	VAN PETTEGEM Henri	Gérard Chevigné, his nephew

Artillery Regiment	CAUWE Henri	Claude Cauwe, his son
	HERMANS Jacques	Jacques Hermans