La Voix des Belges

La Voix des Belges

The first issue of La Voix des Belges, 10 August 1941
Owner(s)	Belgian National Movement
Founder(s)	Aimé Dandoy and Camille Joset
Founded	August 10, 1940 (1940-08-10)
Language	French
Ceased publication	September 1944 (1944-09)
Circulation	26,000 copies

The Voice of the Belgians (French: La Voix des Belges, pronounced [la vwa de bɛlʒ]; Dutch: de Stem der Belgen) was a bi-monthly clandestine newspaper published by the Belgian National Movement (MNB) during the German occupation in World War II.^[1] In total, 41 issues were published.^[2]

Publication

The newspaper, founded by Aimé Dandoy and Camille Joset, first appeared in August 1941, carrying the headline "Sometimes beaten, never defeated!" (French: "Battus parfois, abattus jamais!"). The editorship of the newspaper was changed repeatedly, after first Aimé Dandoy and then Camille Joset were arrested by the Gestapo. Amongst the later editors was Camille-Jean Joset, son of Camille Joset. In February 1944, there were multiple arrests of leading members of the Belgian National Movement and the publication of Voix des Belges was disrupted. When it reappeared in May 1944, it was in a reduced format, renamed La Petite Voix des Belges.

The newspaper continued to be published until liberation in September 1944.

References

1. "Joset fils, la Voix des Belges". www.lavenir.net. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
2. "World War, 1939-1945, Underground Resistance Collection—Belgium" (PDF). McMaster University. Retrieved 2 February 2013.