Belgian Infantry Memorial, Brussels
Appearance
Infantry Memorial of Brussels | |
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Belgium | |
For the Belgian Foot Soldiers who fought in WWI and WWII | |
Location | 50°50′16″N 4°21′09″E / 50.837795°N 4.352506°E near |
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 |
The Infantry Memorial of Brussels 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 the Palais de justice de Bruxelles and across the Place Poelaert from the Anglo-Belgian War Memorial. The memorial rests on a raised platform that overlooks the city centre of Brussels. Translated in English the inscription reads: "To the infantrymen who died for their country"[1]