1944Social Pact Signed in Occupied Belgium

In German-occupied Belgium, the Social Pact, detailing plans...
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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

✊ 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.
Belgian Workers Launch 'Strike of the 100,000' (1941)
BelgiumStrikeResistanceLaborGerman OccupationWorld War II

📜 Social Pact Signed in Occupied Belgium

In German-occupied Belgium, the Social Pact, detailing plans for post-war social reform, is secretly signed.
Social Pact Signed in Occupied Belgium (1944)
BelgiumSocial Pactpost-war planningresistanceoccupied territoriessocial reformsecret agreementGerman occupation

🪦 Alexandre Galopin Assassinated in Belgium

Belgian industrialist Alexandre Galopin is assassinated in occupied Belgium by Flemish paramilitaries.
Alexandre Galopin Assassinated in Belgium (1944)
resistanceassassinationBelgiumcollaborationoccupied territoriesindustrialist