Regiment Liberation - 5th of the Line
- Regiment Liberation - 5th of the Line
Infobox Military Unit
unit_name=Regiment Liberation - 5th of the Line
dates=June 27, 1992
country=flagicon|Belgium Belgium
branch=Land Component
type=Infantry
size=One battalion
command_structure=1st Brigade
role=Mechanised infantry
garrison=Leopoldsburg
The Regiment Liberation - 5th of the Line is an infantry regiment in the Land Component of the Belgian Armed Forces. The regiment is a part of the 1st Brigade.
The regiment was formed in 1992 through the amalgamation of the Liberation Regiment and the 5th Line Infantry regiment in Leopoldsburg. Since then it has been deployed overseas on several occasions, most notably to Yugoslavia under the aegis of both NATO and the United Nations.
Battle honours
The Regiment Liberation - 5th of the Line received the following battle honours:
*Campaign 1914-1918
*Antwerp
*Lombardsijde
*Yser/Oostrozebeke
*Normandy
*Channel of Wessem
ources
*cite web
url=http://www.mil.be/armycomp/units/index.asp?LAN=nl&ID=578
title=Regiment Liberation - 5th of the Line
publisher=Defence Belgium
accessdate=2007-08-28
language=Dutch
*cite web
url=http://www.mil.be/armycomp/units/index.asp?LAN=fr&ID=578
title=Regiment Liberation - 5th of the Line
publisher=Defence Belgium
accessdate=2007-08-28
language=French
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