Milices Patriotiques
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| Patriotic Militia Milices Patriotiques (MP-PM) |
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| Participant in Second World War | |
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| Ideology | Communist |
| Part of |  Belgian Communist Party |
| Allies | Partisans Armés (PA) |
| Opponents |  German Occupying Forces |
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] The Milices were intended to be a mass movement, working alongside the much smaller Partisans Armés (PA) group.[2]
History
22,006 people are recognized to have been part of the Milices during the war.[3]
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