Belgian Land Component
The Land Component (French: Composante terre, Dutch: Landcomponent), formerly the Belgian Land Force, is the land-based branch of the Belgian Armed Forces. The current chief of staff of the Land Component is Major-General Eddy Testelmans.
Ranks in use by the Belgian Army are listed at Belgian military ranks.
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