Belgian Infantry Memorial, Brussels
{{Short description|Monument in Brussels, Belgium}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}
{{Infobox Military Memorial
| name = Belgian Infantry Memorial
| native_name = {{unbulleted list|{{native name|fr|Monument à l'Infanterie Belge}}|{{native name|nl|Monument voor de Belgische Infanterie}}}}
| image = Infantry Memorial - Brussels, Belgium - DSC07698.jpg
| image_size =
| caption =
| commemorates = the Belgian foot soldiers who fought in World War I and World War II
| coordinates = {{coord|50.837795|N|4.352506|E|display=inline,title}}
| location = {{lang|fr|Place Poelaert|italic=no}} / {{lang|nl|Poelaertplein|italic=no}}
1000 City of Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
| designer = Edouard Vereycken
| inscription = 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 Belgian Infantry Memorial ({{langx|fr|Monument à l'Infanterie Belge}}; {{langx|nl|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 the Palace of Justice and across the {{lang|fr|Place Poelaert|italic=no}}/{{lang|nl|Poelaertplein|italic=no}} from the Anglo-Belgian War Memorial.{{Cite web |title=Monument à l'Infanterie Belge – Inventaire du patrimoine architectural |url=https://monument.heritage.brussels/fr/buildings/30444 |access-date=2023-12-19 |website=monument.heritage.brussels |language=fr}} 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".{{Cite web |title=London Remembers |url=http://www.brusselsremembers.irisnet.be/memorial/?hmenu=&id=40 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928034934/http://www.brusselsremembers.irisnet.be/memorial/?hmenu=&id=40 |archive-date=2011-09-28 |website=brusselsremembers.irisnet.be}}
See also
{{Portal|Belgium}}
References
=Citations=
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=Bibliography=
- {{cite book|ref={{harvid|Mardaga|1994}}|title=Le Patrimoine monumental de la Belgique: Bruxelles|volume=1C: Pentagone N-Z|location=Liège|language=fr|publisher=Pierre Mardaga|year=1994|url=https://monument.heritage.brussels/files/cities/1000/documents/03-vol-c-fr-def_k.pdf}}
External links
- {{Commons category-inline|Infantry Memorial, Brussels}}