1941 ⟶ First Use of "V for Victory" on BBC's Belgian Service

First use of "V for Victory" by Victor de Laveleye on the BB...
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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.⟶
BBC Begins Broadcasting to Occupied Belgium (1940)
BBCPropagandaBelgiumOccupied TerritoriesRadio BroadcastingWorld War IIResistanceBritish Propaganda

✌️ 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.⟶
First Use of "V for Victory" on BBC's Belgian Service (1941)
propagandaV for VictoryBBCradioresistanceBelgiumsymbolismcommunication

✌️ Allies Adopt 'V-sign' as Symbol of Victory

The "V-sign", displayed most notably by Churchill, is unofficially adopted as the Allied signal, along with the motif of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.⟶
Allies Adopt 'V-sign' as Symbol of Victory (1941)
PropagandaSymbolismAlliesChurchillVictoryCommunication

📰 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.⟶
Belgian Resistance Publishes Mock Newspaper (1943)
ResistanceBelgiumPropagandaCollaborationEspionageSatireOccupied Territories