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Nationality | Belgian |
Born | Brussels, Belgium | 29 December 1895
Died | 11 April 1945 Bergen-Belsen, Germany | (aged 49)
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Sport | Equestrian |
Thierry de Briey (29 December 1895 – 11 April 1945) was a Belgian equestrian. [1] He competed in the individual jumping event at the 1920 Summer Olympics. [2] A member of the Belgian Resistance, [3] he was killed in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp during World War II. [4]
In 1940, after the invasion of Belgium by German forces, de Briey became a member of the Belgian Resistance. [3] He was arrested in February 1944 and was first deported to Buchenwald and then Harzungen. [3] After the evacuation of the latter camp, de Briey was forced to march to the Bergen-Belsen camp on foot; he died in the camp on 25 April 1945. [3]
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Belgian |
Born | Brussels, Belgium | 29 December 1895
Died | 11 April 1945 Bergen-Belsen, Germany | (aged 49)
Sport | |
Sport | Equestrian |
Thierry de Briey (29 December 1895 – 11 April 1945) was a Belgian equestrian. [1] He competed in the individual jumping event at the 1920 Summer Olympics. [2] A member of the Belgian Resistance, [3] he was killed in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp during World War II. [4]
In 1940, after the invasion of Belgium by German forces, de Briey became a member of the Belgian Resistance. [3] He was arrested in February 1944 and was first deported to Buchenwald and then Harzungen. [3] After the evacuation of the latter camp, de Briey was forced to march to the Bergen-Belsen camp on foot; he died in the camp on 25 April 1945. [3]