About: Royal Netherlands Motorized Infantry Brigade

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During the Second World War, the Royal Netherlands Motorized Infantry Brigade, later known as the Princess Irene Brigade (Dutch: Prinses Irene Brigade) was a Dutch military unit initially formed from approximately 1,500 troops, including a small group guarding German prisoners-of-war, who arrived in the United Kingdom in May 1940 following the collapse of the Netherlands. Elements of this force became the nucleus of what was originally called the "Dutch Legion."

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  • During the Second World War, the Royal Netherlands Motorized Infantry Brigade, later known as the Princess Irene Brigade (Dutch: Prinses Irene Brigade) was a Dutch military unit initially formed from approximately 1,500 troops, including a small group guarding German prisoners-of-war, who arrived in the United Kingdom in May 1940 following the collapse of the Netherlands. Elements of this force became the nucleus of what was originally called the "Dutch Legion." Veterans of the Princess Irene Brigade who were members of the Dutch Army stationed at Wrottesley Park, Wolverhampton during World War II were given the Freedom of the City of Wolverhampton on 19 August 2006. (en)
  • La brigade royale Princesse Irène était une brigade néerlandaise sous les ordres du lieutenant-colonel (nl) constituée en Grande-Bretagne le 11 février 1941 après l'occupation allemande des Pays-Bas en 1940 et qui combattit auprès des Alliés lors de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Elle participa à la bataille de Normandie en 1944, incorporée à la 6e division aéroportée britannique (6th Airborne). Débarquée début le 7 août 1944 à Arromanches avec un effectif de 1 205 hommes, elle participa à la libération de la Côte Fleurie du Pays d'Auge lors de l'opération Paddle. Elle libère Pont-Audemer le 28 août et 4 jours plus tard est sur la Seine. La brigade Princesse Irène combattra ensuite à partir de septembre 1944 aux Pays-Bas jusqu'en avril-mai 1945. (fr)
  • De Koninklijke Nederlandse Brigade 'Prinses Irene' (PIB) was een Nederlands legeronderdeel dat voortkwam uit Nederlandse troepen die in mei 1940 naar Engeland konden ontkomen en verder bestond uit Engelandvaarders en Nederlanders uit het buitenland die bij de Brigade hun dienstplicht vervulden of zich vrijwillig bij de Brigade meldden. (nl)
  • Królewska Niderlandzka Zmotoryzowana Brygada Piechoty (hol. Koninklijke Nederlandse Brigade „Prinses Irene”) – holenderska jednostka wojskowa powstała na terenie Wielkiej Brytanii w czasie II wojny światowej. (pl)
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  • 1945-01-01 (xsd:gYear)
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  • 1940-01-01 (xsd:gYear)
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  • 1,800-~2,000
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  • Mechanized infantry
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  • 0001-05-08 (xsd:gMonthDay)
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  • Various (en)
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  • A. C. de Ruyter van Steveninck (en)
  • Phaff (en)
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  • Major (en)
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  • Major (en)
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  • N/A (en)
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  • Colonel (en)
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  • May 1940-May 1945 (en)
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  • Disbanded May 1945 to make way for a regiment. (en)
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  • (en)
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  • Mechanized infantry (en)
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  • 1800 (xsd:integer)
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  • Infantry brigade (en)
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  • Princess Irene Brigade (en)
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  • De Koninklijke Nederlandse Brigade 'Prinses Irene' (PIB) was een Nederlands legeronderdeel dat voortkwam uit Nederlandse troepen die in mei 1940 naar Engeland konden ontkomen en verder bestond uit Engelandvaarders en Nederlanders uit het buitenland die bij de Brigade hun dienstplicht vervulden of zich vrijwillig bij de Brigade meldden. (nl)
  • Królewska Niderlandzka Zmotoryzowana Brygada Piechoty (hol. Koninklijke Nederlandse Brigade „Prinses Irene”) – holenderska jednostka wojskowa powstała na terenie Wielkiej Brytanii w czasie II wojny światowej. (pl)
  • La brigade royale Princesse Irène était une brigade néerlandaise sous les ordres du lieutenant-colonel (nl) constituée en Grande-Bretagne le 11 février 1941 après l'occupation allemande des Pays-Bas en 1940 et qui combattit auprès des Alliés lors de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. La brigade Princesse Irène combattra ensuite à partir de septembre 1944 aux Pays-Bas jusqu'en avril-mai 1945. (fr)
  • During the Second World War, the Royal Netherlands Motorized Infantry Brigade, later known as the Princess Irene Brigade (Dutch: Prinses Irene Brigade) was a Dutch military unit initially formed from approximately 1,500 troops, including a small group guarding German prisoners-of-war, who arrived in the United Kingdom in May 1940 following the collapse of the Netherlands. Elements of this force became the nucleus of what was originally called the "Dutch Legion." (en)
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  • Brigade Princesse Irène (fr)
  • Prinses Irene Brigade (nl)
  • Królewska Niderlandzka Zmotoryzowana Brygada Piechoty (pl)
  • Royal Netherlands Motorized Infantry Brigade (en)
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  • Princess Irene Brigade (en)
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