Belgian Forces in Germany

Belgian Forces in Germany (FBA-BSD)
Insignia with the badge of First Corps[1] in the centre.
Active	1946–2002
Country	Belgium
Allegiance	NATO (after 1955)
Branch	Belgian army
Role	Army of occupation (1945-1955) Defense of West Germany (1955-2002)
Size	40,000 men (at height)
Part of	British Army of the Rhine Northern Army Group
Motto(s)	Scutum Belgarum (lit. 'Shield of the Belgians')
Commanders
Notable commanders	Jean-Baptiste Piron (1946–51) Albert Crahay (1960–64) Francis Briquemont (1993–96)

The Belgian Forces in Germany (French: Forces belges en Allemagne or FBA, Dutch: Belgische strijdkrachten in Duitsland, BSD) was the name of Belgium's army of occupation in West Germany after World War II. Lasting between 1946 and 2002, the army corps-strength FBA-BSD formed part of the NATO force guarding Western Europe against Warsaw Pact during the Cold War. At its height, 40,000 soldiers were serving with the unit with several thousand civilians also living in the Belgian zone around Cologne.