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During the 1930s, Belgium was still recovering from the destruction of World War I.Economically, Belgium was experiencing high unemployment in the aftermath of the Great Depression of 1929, and by 1932 unemployment stood at 23.5 percent [3] though under the "New Deal-style" Plan de Man [4] this had been reduced to around 15 percent by 1937.
German cavalry parade past the Royal Palace in Brussels shortly after the invasion, May 1940. The German occupation of Belgium (French: Occupation allemande, Dutch: Duitse bezetting) during World War II began on 28 May 1940, when the Belgian army surrendered to German forces, and lasted until Belgium's liberation by the Western Allies between September 1944 and February 1945.
This list covers the regiments of the Belgian Army from 1939 to 1945, from mobilization to the ensuing Battle of Belgium and the Battle of France, along with Free Belgian regiments till 1945. This article is based on one source , [ 1 ] which covers up every detail on the 18 day campaign (1940) in the Belgian Perspective.
Military units and formations of Belgium in World War II (2 C, 17 P) Pages in category "Military history of Belgium during World War II" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
World War II naval ships of Belgium (3 P) Pages in category "Military units and formations of Belgium in World War II" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total.
Belgium in World War II: Strength of primary military organizations Military Organization Period Total personnel over time 1940 Army May - June 1940 600,000 - 650,000 Free Belgian Forces: 1940–1944 ca. 8,000 Belgian Army 1944–1945 June 1944 – May 1945 ca. 100,000 SS volunteers April 1941 – May 1945 ca. 15,000
Infantry divisions of Belgium in World War II (16 P) Pages in category "Army units and formations of Belgium in World War II" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
Belgian Waffen-SS personnel (10 P) Pages in category "Belgian military personnel of World War II" The following 34 pages are in this category, out of 34 total.