1941 ⟶ Belgian Workers Launch 'Strike of the 100,000'
The "Strike of the 100,000" begins in Liège in Belgium on th...
Year
1941
1942
1944
✊ Belgian Workers Launch 'Strike of the 100,000'
The "Strike of the 100,000" begins in Liège in Belgium on the anniversary of the German invasion of 1940. It soon spreads across the whole province until nearly 70,000 workers are on strike.⟶
BelgiumStrikeResistanceLaborGerman OccupationWorld War II
🏫 Free University of Brussels Closed
In German-occupied Belgium, the Free University of Brussels is closed on the orders of the occupation authorities.⟶
BelgiumOccupationUniversitiesGerman OccupationWorld War IIEducation
⛏️ Belgian Congo Mine Workers Strike
General strike begins among native mine-workers in the Belgian Congo.⟶
Belgian CongoStrikeLaborAfricaColonialismEconomicWar Effort
✊ Luxembourgish General Strike Against Conscription Begins
Start of the 1942 Luxembourgish general strike against conscription.⟶
ResistanceGeneral StrikeConscriptionLuxembourgWorld War IIEuropean ResistanceGerman Occupation
📜 Social Pact Signed in Occupied Belgium
In German-occupied Belgium, the Social Pact, detailing plans for post-war social reform, is secretly signed.⟶
BelgiumSocial Pactpost-war planningresistanceoccupied territoriessocial reformsecret agreementGerman occupation