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The Belgian Resistance (French: Résistance belge, Dutch: Belgisch verzet) collectively refers to the resistance movements opposed to the German occupation of Belgium during World War II. Within Belgium, resistance was fragmented between many separate organizations, divided by region and political stances.
The Secret Army (French: Armée Secrète or AS, Dutch: Geheim Leger, GL) was an organisation within the Belgian Resistance, active during the German occupation of Belgium during World War II. With more than 54,000 members, it was by far the largest resistance group active in the country. [1]
On 19 April 1943, three members of the Belgian resistance movement were able to stop the Twentieth convoy, which was the 20th prisoner transport in Belgium organised by the Germans during World War II.
The General Sabotage Group of Belgium (French: Groupe Général de Sabotage de Belgique), more commonly known as Groupe G, was a Belgian resistance group during the Second World War, founded in 1942. Groupe G's activities concentrated particularly on sabotage of German rail lines and it is widely considered to have been the most effective ...
The Comet Line (French: Réseau Comète; 1941–1944) was a Resistance organization in occupied Belgium and France in the Second World War.The Comet Line helped Allied soldiers and airmen shot down over occupied Belgium evade capture by Germans and return to Great Britain.
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.
The museum seeks to raise awareness [2] of the role of the Belgian Resistance during both World Wars and preserves documents and artifacts relating to the period. [3] It especially touches on the German occupation during World War II, the Holocaust in Belgium and deportations of prisoners of war during that conflict.
The White Brigade (Dutch: Witte Brigade, French: Brigade blanche) was a Belgian resistance group founded on 23 July 1940 [1] in Antwerp by Marcel Louette, [2] who was nicknamed "Fidelio". The group was originally known as " De Geuzengroep " and changed its name again after the Liberation of Belgium to Witte Brigade-Fidelio [ 3 ] as the term ...