Belgian National Movement
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| Mouvement National Belge Participant in the Second World War |
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| Active | December 1940-February 1944 |
| Ideology | Liberal-Catholic[1] |
| Leaders | Aimé Dandoy (founder) Camille Joset (~1942) |
| Headquarters | Etterbeek, Brussels |
| Opponents |  German Occupying Forces |
The Belgian National Movement or MNB (French: Mouvement National Belge) was a Belgian resistance group during the Second World War.
History
The MNB was founded in December 1940 by Aimé Dandoy and focused on evacuating allied airmen, sabotage and intelligence gathering. Most of its members were recruited from the francophone middle classes, and maintained a center-right political stance.[2]
In September 1942, the group signed an agreement with the Front de l'Indépendance (FI) in order to co-ordinate their operations, however the groups were mutually suspicious and shared very different political ideologies which reduced their scope for greater collaboration.[2]
In February 1944, most of the leaders of the group were arrested by German forces, effectively halting almost all the activities of the group, though the newspaper was still published until Liberation in September 1944.[2]
Activities
The group ran the "Mill" intelligence network and was also active with the "Comet" Escape Line.[2] It was also active in publishing a clandestine newspaper, La Voix des Belges.
References
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