The term fusilier battalions (French: Bataillons de fusiliers, Dutch: Bataljon Fusiliers) denotes 57 separate military formations which were raised in Belgium to fight alongside the Western Allies in the final months of World War II. Unlike the Free Belgian Forces which were raised in exile, the fusilier battalions were raised within Belgium after its Liberation from German occupation in September 1944. In total, 57 battalions (each numbered between 1-39 and 45-62) with a total of 53,700 men were raised between October 1944 and June 1945.
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| - Fusilier Battalions (Belgium) (en)
- Фузилёрные батальоны (Бельгия) (ru)
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| - The term fusilier battalions (French: Bataillons de fusiliers, Dutch: Bataljon Fusiliers) denotes 57 separate military formations which were raised in Belgium to fight alongside the Western Allies in the final months of World War II. Unlike the Free Belgian Forces which were raised in exile, the fusilier battalions were raised within Belgium after its Liberation from German occupation in September 1944. In total, 57 battalions (each numbered between 1-39 and 45-62) with a total of 53,700 men were raised between October 1944 and June 1945. (en)
- Фузилёрные батальо́ны (фр. Bataillons de fusiliers, нидерл. Bataljon Fusiliers) — воинские части, сформированные из местных жителей после освобождения Бельгии в 1944 году. В целом, в период между октябрём 1944 и июнем 1945 года было сформировано 57 отдельных батальонов. Около 20 батальонов участвовали в боевых действиях союзных войск в 1945 году. В декабре 1944 года началась реорганизация остальных фузилёрных батальонов в бригады. (ru)
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| - Fusilier Battalions (en)
- 1-39 and 45-62 (en)
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| - *Western Front
**Battle of the Bulge
**Western Allied invasion of Germany
**Battle of Remagen (en)
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| - Plaque commemorating the 12th Fusilier Battalion which participated in the Battle of Remagen in March 1945 (en)
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| - The term fusilier battalions (French: Bataillons de fusiliers, Dutch: Bataljon Fusiliers) denotes 57 separate military formations which were raised in Belgium to fight alongside the Western Allies in the final months of World War II. Unlike the Free Belgian Forces which were raised in exile, the fusilier battalions were raised within Belgium after its Liberation from German occupation in September 1944. In total, 57 battalions (each numbered between 1-39 and 45-62) with a total of 53,700 men were raised between October 1944 and June 1945. (en)
- Фузилёрные батальо́ны (фр. Bataillons de fusiliers, нидерл. Bataljon Fusiliers) — воинские части, сформированные из местных жителей после освобождения Бельгии в 1944 году. В целом, в период между октябрём 1944 и июнем 1945 года было сформировано 57 отдельных батальонов. Около 20 батальонов участвовали в боевых действиях союзных войск в 1945 году. В декабре 1944 года началась реорганизация остальных фузилёрных батальонов в бригады. (ru)
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