ABSTRACT
The direct Belgian contribution to North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) strategy of forward defense is the I(BE) Corps consisting of two divisions and supporting units at Corps level. The formal organization of the two active Belgian brigades in Germany is fairly conventional and reflects the standard NATO view that a brigade should be structured as a reasonably self-contained fighting force of armor, infantry, artillery, anti-tank, and support units. The Territorial Army's chief function in the NATO context is the protection of the vital Benelux Rear Area through which British, Canadian, and United States reinforcements would arrive. The direct military contribution of the small Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to NATO is the wartime assignment of units of its peacetime force to the Allied Mobile Force-Europe for service in NATO's northern flank areas. The direct contribution of the Netherlands to NATO's strategy of forward defense is the I(NL) Corps consisting of three divisions, an infantry brigade, and supporting units at Corps level.
