About Thierry de Briey
Lived 1895 – 1945 (aged 49). Thierry de Briey was an equestrian.
Thierry de Briey (29 December 1895 – 11 April 1945) was a Belgian equestrian. He competed in the individual jumping event at the 1920 Summer Olympics. A member of the Belgian Resistance, he was killed in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp during World War II.
Personal life In 1940, after the invasion of Belgium by German forces, de Briey became a member of the Belgian Resistance. He was arrested in February 1944 and was first deported to Buchenwald and then Harzungen. 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.
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Who was Thierry de Briey?
Belgian equestrian
When was Thierry de Briey born?
Thierry de Briey was born on 29 December 1895 in Brussels.
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Thierry de Briey died on 11 April 1945 in Bergen-Belsen concentration camp.
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Thierry de Briey was an equestrian.
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