The German Occupation of Belgium 1940-1944The study of German occupation policies during the Second World War and of the relation of the people in the occupied territories to these policies provides valuable insight into the political dynamics of World War II. This book describes the structure and activities of the German military administration in Belgium 1940-1944 against the background of the previous occupation of the country during the Second World War, and in comparison with German policies in neighboring Holland. It provides the reader with a precise description and analysis of German policies, draws comparisons between military and civilian (party) occupation regimes, and examines the moral issues faced by German commanders without sympathy for Nazi ideology and actions based on that ideology. |
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Before the Occupation | 5 |
Survey of the Main Periods of the Occupation | 53 |
German Political Activities | 125 |
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Abschlussbericht Abtlg agencies Alexander von Falkenhausen Allied Antwerp Arbeitseinsatz army August Baudhuin belge Belgian government Belgian industry Belgien und Nordfrankreich Belgique Belgium black market Brussels Catholic civilian collaboration cooperation December decree Degrelle despite Devlag economic Eggert Reeder Falkenhausen Flanders Flemish movement Flemish nationalists France French French-speaking German administration German authorities German military German occupation German police guerre Hereafter cited Himmler Hitler Ibid IfZM Jahresbericht 1940 Jewish Jews July June king Kommandostab labor draft labor service Lammers Léon Degrelle Leopold Leopold III March MBBNF Memoiren Militärverwaltung Military Administration Military Command mise au travail Nazi Netherlands Nuremberg Documents Oberkommando des Heeres occupied territory organization P.V. October party percent period Petri Pierlot political population Potargent prewar prisoners recruitment Reeder regime Reich Reichskommissar remained reports Rexist Romsée RSHA RvOA Secretaries-General September Spaak Steinberg tion traque Verordnungsblatt Verwaltung Wallonia Walloon wartime Wirtschaftsabteilung workers