The story
April 01, 1945. Movement towards the area of LOMMEL. The Staff of the Brigade is established in the castle of EMSENS, in the small village of STEVENSVENNEN, close LOMMEL where settles also the MMG Company (Medium Machine Gun). The 1st Battalion takes its districts in NEERPELT. In the afternoon, the 2nd Battalion arrives by train in OVERPELT and takes there possession of its new quartering in the professional school.
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