Chasseurs Ardennais
The Regiment de Chasseurs Ardennais is an infantry formation in the Land Component of the Belgian Armed Forces. The unit was formed in 1933 when the 10th Regiment of the Line was renamed. It is named after, and based in, the heavily forested and hilly Ardennes region of Belgium.
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The Regiment de Chasseurs Ardennais is an infantry formation in the Land Component of the Belgian Armed Forces. The unit was formed in 1933 when the 10th Regiment of the Line was renamed. It is named after, and based in, the heavily forested and hilly Ardennes region of Belgium. In the Second World War, the unit took part in heavy fighting after Belgium was invaded on 10 May 1940.
In one engagement a 47mm anti-tank gun destroyed or disabled five German tanks. A unit of only 40 men held off the combined arms of the German forces for 18 days and only surrendered after running out of ammunition, when asked where the others were, they simply replied ‘We are all’
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