''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

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. Amongst the later editors was Camille-Jean Joset, son of Camille Joset. In February 1944, there were multiple arrests of leading members of the

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

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