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Belgium in World War II

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occupied territory, and coins and stamps produced during the occupation continued to carry his face or monogram. Nevertheless, Leopold remained a focus for resistance, his position explained by the slogan "Belgium is captive! Long live Belgium! The King is captive! Long live the King!" While imprisoned, he sent a letter to
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In mid-1940, nearly 57,000 Jews were living in Belgium out of a population of roughly 8 million. Many had fled to Belgium to escape recent persecution in Germany and elsewhere, meaning that only a minority were Belgian citizens. Most of the Jewish population was focused in communities in the towns of
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throughout Belgium. Allied airmen were given civilian clothes and moved from house to house, staying with Belgian families who supported the resistance. The escape lines gave the airmen false identification papers and guided them to neutral or Allied occupied territory. The guides were usually young
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The government's policy of neutrality had left Belgium with an outdated and ill-equipped army and air force. Above all, the army possessed only 16 battle tanks between its two cavalry divisions for political reasons as they had been considered too "aggressive" for the army of a neutral power. The air
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Most of the country was liberated by the Allies between September and October 1944, though areas in the far east of the country remained occupied until early 1945. In total, approximately 88,000 Belgians died during the conflict, a figure representing 1.05 percent of the country's pre-war population,
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The king remained in Belgium during the war as a German prisoner while the government went into exile and continued military action in the Allied cause. Unlike the Netherlands and Luxembourg where the monarchy was repressed or had joined the government in exile, Leopold III remained prominent in the
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With the same youthful courage that responded to the government's call, reunited with the elements of the Belgian military in France and Great Britain, a new army will be levied and organized. It will go into the line alongside those of our allies ... all the forces we have will be put at the
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200,000 Belgian military prisoners of war, who had been captured in 1940, were also transported to Germany. Most were used as forced labour and paid only a nominal sum. About 80,000 (mainly Flemish) prisoners were returned to Belgium between late 1940 and 1941, but many remained in captivity until
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The period after liberation also saw a wave of prosecutions of those suspected of collaboration during the war. 400,000 Belgians were investigated for collaboration of whom 56,000 were prosecuted. Nearly 250 were executed. Léon Degrelle, despite being sentenced to death, managed to escape to
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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
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Around 375,000 Belgians also served in labour programs within Germany during the war, working in manual jobs in industry or agriculture for the German war effort. Though nearly 180,000 Belgians signed up before conscription began in 1941, most were conscripted after that date and worked
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in September 1939, although still following a policy of neutrality, the Belgian government began general mobilization. By 1940, the army numbered between 600,000 and 650,000 men (nearly 20 percent of the male population of Belgium) making it approximately four times larger than the
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also existed in the country, supplying food illegally at very high prices to those that could afford it. Information and the press were strictly controlled by the German government and news was greatly restricted. Nevertheless, the sales of collaborationist newspapers like
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The German Government considers that the inviolability and integrity of Belgium are common interests of the Western Powers. It confirms its determination that in no circumstances will it impair this inviolability and integrity and that it will at all times respect Belgian
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As in all occupied countries in Europe, food, fuel and clothing were strictly rationed by the German authorities. Even with the stringent rationing, the food and materials which civilians should officially have been entitled to were not always available. A significant
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and commander in chief of the Belgian army, surrendered personally to German forces on 28 May, contrary to the advice of Pierlot's government, having personally decided that the Allied cause was lost. His decision was fiercely criticized by the French prime minister,
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The participation of soldiers from the Belgian Congo was, however, largely forgotten following Congolese independence in 1960 and decades of subsequent war. In recent years the profile of the veterans has been raised by exhibitions creating greater public awareness.
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and after failed attempts to broker a ceasefire on the 27th, the Belgian king and military surrendered unconditionally. Belgian casualties during the campaign numbered some 6,000 killed and 15,850 wounded. Some 112,500 French and Belgian troops escaped to the UK via
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movement in Wallonia. Each of these movements had subtly different ideologies, their own paramilitary forces and printed their own newspapers. These organisations were also instrumental in encouraging Belgians to enlist into the German Army. Unlike the German-style
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after the country was invaded by German forces on 10 May 1940. After 18 days of fighting in which Belgian forces were pushed back into a small pocket in the north-west of the country, the Belgian military surrendered to the Germans, beginning
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fell on the intended target. The remaining 24 tons of bombs fell on civilian areas of the town, killing 936 and injuring 1,600 more in just eight minutes. The Allied policy was condemned by many leading figures within Belgium, including
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on September 6, with help from the local resistance. Despite taking control of the city, the port was not accessible until the surrounding waters were safe for cargo ships. The Germans successfully denied access to the port until the
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During the period of Nazi occupation, some Belgians collaborated with their occupiers. There were pro-Nazi political organizations in both Flemish and Walloon communities before and during the war. The most significant were
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replaced Pierlot as Prime Minister. The resistance was disarmed, and many of its members and other Belgians who had remained in the country during the occupation were mobilised into the regular Belgian army in 57
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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.
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service of the cause which has become ours ... It is important to assure immediately and in a tangible way, the solidarity which continues to unite the powers which have given us their support ...
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On the declaration of war between the United Kingdom, France, and Germany in September 1939, the Belgian government launched a crash re-armament program, augmenting the national defenses by creating the
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After the war, a total of 400,000 Belgians were investigated for collaboration. Of these, around 56,000 were prosecuted. The majority received prison sentences although several hundred were executed.
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Final report of a study carried out by the Center for Studies and Documentation on War and Contemporary Societies on behalf of Federal government and at the request of the Belgian Senate, 2004-2007
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in 1942 which has been credited with saving an estimated 500,000 Belgian women and children from forced deportation to munitions factories in Germany. In November 1940, Leopold visited Hitler in
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After the experience of World War II, Belgium abandoned its neutral stance in international politics, in favour of military, political and economic integration. In 1949, Belgium joined the
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to German forces, although some chose to collaborate with the German forces. Support from political factions and sections of the Belgian population allowed the German army to recruit two
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Belgian civilians were often subject to retaliation by paramilitaries and German forces for resistance activity. In August 1944, 20 civilians were killed by Rexist paramilitaries in the
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comprised approximately 40,000 men and was racially segregated meaning that blacks could not become officers. Throughout the war, therefore, it was commanded by white officers.
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surrounding Leopold III's role during the occupation, and whether he could return to the throne, polarized Belgian public opinion in the years following the war between
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until liberation. The German government levied the costs of the military occupation on the Belgians through taxes, while also demanding "external occupation costs" (or "
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charge") to support operations elsewhere. In total, Belgium was forced to pay nearly two-thirds of its national income for these charges, a figure equaling 5.7 billion
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28.5 million to the Allied war effort, while its exports of rubber and uranium provided vital sources of raw materials. Most of the uranium used during the American
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remained loyal to the Belgian government in London and contributed significant material and human resources to the Allied cause. Many Belgians were involved in both
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Resistance to German occupation came from all levels and regions of Belgium and quarters of the political spectrum, but was highly fragmented and localised. The
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On the whole, the Belgian administrative system was very pliant and became an instrument of collaboration. In a 2007 report by a Belgian research institute,
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without the consultation of his government and sparked a political crisis after the war. Despite the capitulation, many Belgians managed to escape to the
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Twice, in 1941 and 1944, major strikes took place in towns around the country against the extra pressure put on workers by the colonial authorities. The
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As elsewhere, sabotage was employed against enemy military and economic assets, with railway lines and bridges being common targets. The activities of
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was reorganized as an exclusively defensive force and began construction and modernization of fortifications around the country, particularly around
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with over a quarter of a million soldiers. Antwerp was the ultimate objective of the German offensive, but the German advance stalled before the
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remained loyal to the government in exile and was put at the disposal of the Allies, making a significant contribution to the Allied war effort.
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After the defeat in 1940, significant numbers of Belgian soldiers and civilians escaped to Britain who, along with Belgian pre-war émigrés in
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was an important strategic objective because Allied supply lines were heavily stretched and needed a deep-sea port near the front lines. The
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Saerens, Lieven (1998). "The Attitudes of the Belgian Roman Catholic Clergy towards Jews prior to the Occupation". In Michman, Dan (ed.).
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and by Pierlot in a radio broadcast on 28 June 1940, where he declared Leopold's decision to be "an event without precedent in history".
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Forgotten Allies: The Military Contribution of the Colonies, Exiled Governments, and Lesser Powers to the Allied Victory in World War II
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force, hurriedly reorganised in May 1940, was taken by surprise and could only field 180 serviceable aircraft out of its total of 234.
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and into Luxembourg. The length of the deployment meant that the Corps' front line was only lightly defended, leaving it vulnerable.
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Resistance to the occupiers often came in the form of helping Allied airmen shot down over Belgium escape. Belgians created numerous
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Of the 25,000 deported, over 24,000 were killed. Fewer than 1,000 were still alive by the time Allied forces liberated the camps.
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agenda, though this message was never the main source of their popularity. Infighting between the groups, particularly VNV and
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After the war, allegations that Leopold's surrender had been an act of collaboration provoked a political crisis, known as the
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report estimated V-Bombs had been responsible for killing 5,000 people and injuring a further 21,000, mostly in the cities of
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in Eastern Europe. A total of 15,000 Belgians in the "divisions" (neither ever greater than brigade strength) fought on the
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from its creation in 1952. From 1944 until 1960, Belgium also experienced a period of rapid economic recovery, dubbed the "
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The government in exile claimed the authority to speak for the whole of Belgium, leading the Minister of Foreign Affairs,
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The resistance were instrumental in saving Jews and Roma from deportation to death camps, for instance the attack on the "
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The military held out against German forces for 18 days, against overwhelming odds. On 28 May, forced into a small pocket
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took place in 1941, notably in Antwerp, and economic assets belonging to Jews were seized. In May 1942, wearing of the
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women. Hundreds of the workers for the escape lines were captured and imprisoned by the Germans and many were executed.
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The Congo was also a vitally important economic asset to the Allied powers. The Congo's gold alone contributed some
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remained high. A large number of underground newspapers were also published and distributed – the underground paper
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Geller, Jay Howard (January 1999). "The Role of Military Administration in German-occupied Belgium, 1940–1944".
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By 1944, the Free Belgian forces in the United Kingdom numbered some 4,500 men. Belgian soldiers formed the
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In a broadcast on French Radio, Pierlot called for the creation of an army in exile to continue the fight:
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In the six months following Allied liberation, Belgian towns were widely targeted by the unpiloted German
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type were in service in 1940, in addition to 270 other armoured vehicles, mostly of the lightly armoured
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was destroyed during fighting. By 4 February 1945, the country was reported to be free of German troops.
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has been preserved as a museum and has been open to the public since 1947. Since the passing of the
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Following a few months of relative calm in Belgium, on 16 December 1944 the Germans launched the
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in 1950. Belgium was also a key player in the unsuccessful negotiations about the creation of a
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fortifications, some of the most modern defensive networks in Europe, proved almost useless. At
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The Belgian Campaign in Ethiopia: A Trek of 2,500 Miles through Jungle Swamps and Desert Wastes
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Federalism as Fuel for National Conflict: Belgium's Political Evolution and Its Consequences
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in early September 1944. While two corps of the First Army were concentrated elsewhere,
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Belgians also served in British special forces units during the war, forming a troop of
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the end of the war. They were often kept in very poor conditions and around 2,000 died.
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Le Congo-Kasaï (1865–1950): De l'exploration allemande à la consécration de Luluabourg
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In common with other countries, there are numerous veterans' associations (known as
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Belgian civilians fleeing westwards away from the advancing German army, 12 May 1940
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also mutinied in 1944. These were repressed by military force, often violently.
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for risking their lives to save Jews from persecution during the occupation.
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of 1929, and by 1932 unemployment stood at 23.5 percent though under the "
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puts the number at 20,000 Jews, including 3,000 children. The historian
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liberated Brussels. Just after the liberation, the inhabitants of the
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that would endure until 1944. The surrender of 28 May was ordered by
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and the newspapers of pro-collaborationist political parties like
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and the battles in France and the Netherlands until liberation.
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parties lost many of the seats that they had previously gained
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Royal Palace
Brussels
World War II
Belgium
found themselves at war
an occupation
King Leopold III
United Kingdom
a government
army-in-exile
Belgian Congo
armed and passive resistance
divisions
Waffen-SS
the Nazi persecution of Belgian Jews
GDP
World War I
Great Depression
New Deal
Plan de Man
authoritarian
fascist
Wallonia
Flanders
1936 elections
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