 In the decades following the war , large numbers of public memorials were erected around the country in memory of Belgian soldiers who had died fighting for the Allied cause during the conflict . There are numerous monuments and streets dedicated to Allied politicians and generals , including Franklin Roosevelt and Bernard Montgomery in Brussels . The large numbers of British and American cemeteries and memorials , particularly in the Ardennes region associated with the Battle of the Bulge , meant that the legacy of the war was very visible . 
