On Sunday 3 September 1944, shortly before 20h00, the British Second Army, led by a Welsh Guards’ tank squadron, entered Brussels via Avenue de Tervuren. They successfully engaged the enemy near Parc du Cinquantenaire and Avenue des Arts. On 4 September, the 1st Infantry Brigade of the Free Belgian Forces, known as the Brigade Piron after its commander, joined forces with the Guards Armoured Division to complete the city's liberation, amid scenes of huge jubilation.

This year the 80^th anniversary of the liberation will be marked on Tuesday 3 September with a range of activities in the Grand Place/ Grote Markt from 11h00 to 20h00 including a concert by the Welsh Guards and a vintage military vehicle exhibition.

Earlier in the day a parade with the Band of the Welsh Guards will take place to mark the 80th Anniversary. The procession will leave the Place de la Liberté at 9h30 followed by a ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior at 10h00. The parade will then march to the British Monument in Rue de la Régence (10h45), continue to the Manneken Pis (11h15) and arrive at the Hôtel de Ville in Grand Place/ Grote Markt for 11h30.