The Bataillon de Chasseurs Ardennais (lit. 'Battalion of Ardennes Hunters', or more figuratively, 'Ardennes Light Infantry', officially abbreviated as...
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(6th) Chasseurs Bretons (7th) Chasseurs d'Auvergne (8th) Chasseurs des Vosges (9th) Chasseurs des Cévennes (10th) Chasseurs du Gèvaudan (11th) Chasseurs des...
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entrusted to new formations (frontier cyclist units and the newly formed Chasseurs Ardennais). By 1935, the Belgian defences were completed. Even so, it was felt...
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Infantry Division 101st Infantry Division Belgian VII Corps 2nd Chasseurs Ardennais – Général de brigade Maurice-Colombe-Louis Keyaerts [1] (at Chabrehez...
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Schipdonk Canal was being guarded by the 1st Belgian Division of Chasseurs Ardennais, which in the Belgian Army of the day then meant one regiment of...
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with the 5th and 10th Infantry Divisions VII Corps with the 2nd Chasseurs Ardennais Division and 8th Infantry Division Cavalry Corps with the 2nd Cavalry...
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British firm Vickers. These were meant as artillery tractors for the Chasseurs Ardennais mountain troops, to tow the recently acquired Bofors 75 mm Model...
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In one instance, fed-up soldiers shot their superiors. The elite Chasseurs Ardennais were deployed to the small village of Vinkt. Here the 1st Division...
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wheeled armoured fighting vehicles (will be replaced by VBMR Griffons) Chasseurs Ardennais Battalion, in Marche-en-Famenne Headquarters and Services Company...
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worn by selected military units, such as the Belgian Chasseurs Ardennais or the French Chasseurs Alpins), usually has the "sweatband" folded inwardly...
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11 Engineer Carabiniers/Grenadiers Bevrijding/5 Line 1/3 Lancers Chasseurs Ardennais 12/13 Line Motorized Brigade, in Leopoldsburg Headquarters and Staff...
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Leopard 1, 7x M113, 4x Scimitar, 1x Bergepanzer 2) 1er Régiment de Chasseurs Ardennais, Marche-en-Famenne, (42x AIFV-B-C25, 4x AIFV-B-MILAN, 3x AIFV-B-CP...
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also known as 1st Division Chasseurs Ardennais 2nd Division Ardennes Hunters, also known as 2nd Division Chasseurs Ardennais Group Ninitte was a special...
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Initially, the only unit of the Belgian military to wear berets were the Chasseurs Ardennais from the 1930s. Since World War II they have been adopted by all...
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Belgian Guides in Brussels. In 1984 he became conductor the band Chasseurs Ardennais. In 1985 he became music director of the Band of the Belgian Air...
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strong Belgian Land Component armoured infantry company from the Chasseurs Ardennais with support elements and HQ staff officers. Additionally the Danish...
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poor, the Belgians decided that the seven tanks intended for the Chasseurs Ardennais were unnecessary and reduced the order accordingly to eighteen. The...
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31, formed in 2015 from Bataillonelements of Airborne Brigade 31 Chasseurs Ardennais ('Arddennes Hunters'), armoured infantry battalion 1st Regiment Jagers...
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vehicles were also used operationally. After being fielded by the elite Chasseurs Ardennais mountain division, the vehicles were deemed next to useless in mountainous...
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of the Belgian Army's premier infantry regiments, the Régiment de Chasseurs Ardennais, the soldiers of which wear a boar's head pin on their beret.[citation...
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Major General André Lesaffre (Fortified Position Namur) 2nd Division Chasseurs Ardennais - Major General François Ley (Meuse River: sector Engis - Andenne)...
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Papua New Guinea campaign of World War II. 3:53 7. "Resist and Bite" Chasseurs Ardennais, an infantry formation of the Belgian Armed Forces that fought in...
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became less enthralled by the T-15.[citation needed] Only the elite Chasseurs Ardennais mountain troops and the cavalry regiments fielded the T-15 operationally...
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culmination of his career was as commander of the newly created Corps of Chasseurs Ardennais from 1936 to 1939. He retired in April 1939 as a lieutenant general...
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two war memorials in the village, one commemorating the Belgian Chasseurs Ardennais, and another in memory of the first French soldiers to die on Belgian...
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into the Ardennes. The main resistance came from the Belgian 1st Chasseurs Ardennais, the 1st Cavalry Division, reinforced by engineers and the French...
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Ghent Conservatory, from 1955 he was a member of the long-lived band Chasseurs Ardennais in which he played solo flute. In the period 1963 to 1972 he was...
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while serving as commander of the 10th Ligne Regiment (the future Chasseurs Ardennais). Baltia received high military honours and was made a Major General...
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Belgian VII Corps, consisting of the 8th Infantry Division and the Chasseurs Ardennais established a strong position in the Namur defenses, anchoring the...
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Carabineers/Grenadiers Battalion 1992–Present Carabineers Regiment, Grenadiers Regiment Chasseurs Ardennais 1933–Present Battle of Belgium 10th Regiment of the Line...
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