The Princess Irene Fusiliers Guards Regiment

The Princess Irene Fusiliers Guards Regiment (Garderegiment Fuseliers Prinses Irene) - a regiment of the Royal Netherlands Army, named after Princess Irene, the Granddaughter of Queen Wilhelmina, daughter of Queen Juliana, sister of Princess Beatrix and aunt of King Willem-Alexander. This name is also symbolic, as the name of Irene means: she who brings peace (in Greek). As a small detachment in the British Liberation Army (the unit only numbered approximately 1400 men) the Brigade took part in the campaign in Western Europe. In May 1945 the Nazis capitulated in the Netherlands which also led to the disbanding of the Irene Brigade, which to a large extent was made up of war volunteers and conscripts. This card was one of a series produced to commemmorate the liberation of The Hague by the Princess Irene Brigade, May 1945 - the initials J(uliana) W(ilhelmina) B(ernhard) laid in flowers

Picture No

14021417

Media ID

45826697

Size

5388px x 3328px (2.8MB)

Credit

Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection

Source

Illustration by Jan Lavies reproduced on a Dutch postcard

Date

1945