Canon de la Brigade Piron

Perwez

Le canon de la Brigade Piron © MTBW (1)

Description

An impressive cannon sits in front of Saint Lambert of Orbais church. Gifted to Perwez by the Royal Army Museum in 2006, this historic item commemorates Belgian soldiers’ collaboration with the British army in 1944-45, under the command of Major Jean-Baptiste Piron. They took part in the Normandy Landings and then the campaign in the Netherlands during World War 2.

Location

Rue Trémouroux, 102
1360 Perwez