The Patriotic Militia (French : Milices patriotiques , Dutch : Patriotische Militie ) was a communist group in the Belgian resistance during the Second World War , affiliated to the Communist Party of Belgium .[ 1] Milices were intended to be a mass movement, working alongside the much smaller Partisans Armés [ 2]
History
22,006 people are recognized to have been part of the Milices during the war.[ 3]
References
^ Vaute, Paul (1 September 2004). "L'euphorie avant l'épreuve" . La Libre Belgique . Retrieved 13 February 2013 . ^ Conway, Martin (12 January 2012). The sorrows of Belgium : liberation and political reconstruction, 1944-1947 . Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 21. ISBN 978-0199694341 ^ "Souvenir et Memoire" (PDF) . www.bel-memorial.org. p. 2. Retrieved 13 February 2013 .
Resistance groups Underground press Escape lines Intelligence networks 1 Formerly: the Belgian Legion, Reconstructed Belgian Army, and Army of Belgium
