Belgian Army
The Belgian Defence is the national military of Belgium. The Belgian armed forces were established after Belgium became independent in October 1830. Since that time Belgian armed forces have fought in World War I, World War II, the Cold War (Korean War and army of occupation - Belgian Armed Forces in Germany - of the Federal Republic of Germany) and Kosovo. The ParaCommando Brigade intervened several times in Central-Africa, for maintaining public order and evacuation of Belgian natives. At this moment, Belgian Defence is active in Lebanon, Afghanistan and the Gulf of Aden.
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