Thierry de Briey

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]

Thierry de Briey

Personal information
Nationality	Belgian
Born	(1895-12-29)29 December 1895 Brussels, Belgium
Died	11 April 1945(1945-04-11) (aged 49) Bergen-Belsen, Germany
Sport
Sport	Equestrian

Personal life

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]