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The Belgian Forces in Germany ((フランス語:Forces belges en Allemagne) or FBA, (オランダ語:Belgische strijdkrachten in Duitsland), BSD) was the name of the Belgian forces of occupation in West Germany after the Second World War. The occupation lasted between 1946 and 2002, when the last Belgian soldiers left the country. The FBA-BSD was originally part of the British Zone of Occupation and formed part of the British Army of the Rhine (BAOR). It later formed part of NATO's Northern Army Group (NORTHAG), forming part of the planned defence of West Germany during the Cold War. ==History== From 1 April 1946, three Belgian infantry brigades were present in West Germany under British command. Shortly after, the Belgians were given their own zone with operational autonomy in the British sector. The territory covered the towns of Aachen, Cologne, Soest, Siegen and Kassel in North Rhine-Westphalia. There was also a Belgian garrison in Bonn until 1949. When West Germany joined NATO in May 1955, the Belgian mission changed from being a "force of occupation" to being a "force of protection" against Warsaw Pact forces under the Northern Army Group (NORTHAG). Plans for the evacuation of families in event of war were also drawn up. The zone was considered an integral part of Belgium, and was sometimes referred to as the "tenth province of Belgium". Tens-of-thousands of Belgian citizens lived in the area with their families. At the start of the 1950s, 40,000 soldiers were garrisoned there. The number was around 25,000 at the beginning of 1990. Following the restructuring of the Belgian army, the contingent was gradually reduced. The last Belgian barracks (Troisdorf-Spich) was shut on 31 August 2004. Nevertheless, some soldiers remained in the camp of Vogelsang on the Belgian border until 2005. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Belgian Forces in Germany」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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