''The Voice of the Belgians'' (french: La Voix des Belges, nl, de Stem der Belgen) was a bi-monthly clandestine newspaper published by the
Belgian National Movement
The Belgian National Movement (french: Mouvement national belge or MNB, nl, Belgisch Nationale Beweging, BNB) was a major group in the resistance in German-occupied Belgium during World War II with politically centre-right leanings.
The MNB w ...
(MNB) during the German occupation in
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
. In total, 41 issues were published.
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
The (), abbreviated Gestapo (; ), was the official secret police of Nazi Germany and in German-occupied Europe.
The force was created by Hermann Göring in 1933 by combining the various political police agencies of Prussia into one organi ...
. 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
The Belgian National Movement (french: Mouvement national belge or MNB, nl, Belgisch Nationale Beweging, BNB) was a major group in the resistance in German-occupied Belgium during World War II with politically centre-right leanings.
The MNB w ...
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.
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1940 establishments in Belgium
1944 disestablishments in Belgium
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Defunct newspapers published in Belgium
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Newspapers established in 1940
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Underground press in World War II