1940 ⟶ BBC Begins Broadcasting to Occupied Belgium

Radio Belgique, a French and Dutch language radio service of...

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📻 BBC Begins Broadcasting to Occupied Belgium

Radio Belgique, a French and Dutch language radio service of the BBC, begins broadcasting to occupied Belgium from its base in London.⟶

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🗣️ Léon Degrelle Supports Nazism in Occupied Belgium

The leader of Wallonia's fascist party, Léon Degrelle, gives a speech in the German-occupied city of Liège announcing the support of the Rexist Party for German Nazism.⟶

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✌️ First Use of "V for Victory" on BBC's Belgian Service

First use of "V for Victory" by Victor de Laveleye on the BBC's Belgian service, Radio Belgique.⟶

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📰 Belgian Resistance Publishes Mock Newspaper

Members of the Belgian Resistance publish a fake issue of the collaborationist newspaper Le Soir, mocking the German strategic situation.⟶

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📜 Social Pact Signed in Occupied Belgium

In German-occupied Belgium, the Social Pact, detailing plans for post-war social reform, is secretly signed.⟶

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🪦 Alexandre Galopin Assassinated in Belgium

Belgian industrialist Alexandre Galopin is assassinated in occupied Belgium by Flemish paramilitaries.⟶

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