La Voix des Belges

The Voice of the Belgians (French: La Voix des Belges, Dutch: de Stem der Belgen) was a bi-monthly clandestine newspaper published by the Belgian National Movement (MNB) during the German occupation in World War II.^[1] In total, 41 issues were published.^[2]

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. 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 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

Belgian resistance groups in World War II
Resistance groups	Secret Army1 Independence Front Patriotic Militia Armed Partisans Belgian National Movement Groupe G National Royalist Movement Army of Liberation OMBR White Brigade Committee for the Defense of Jews Austrian Freedom Front Service D The Unchained Disobedience Legion of Campine
Underground press	La Libre Belgique Faux Soir De Vrijschutter La Voix des Belges Het Vrije Woord
Escape lines	"Comet" Line
Intelligence networks	"Luc" (later "Marc") "Zéro"
1 Formerly: the Belgian Legion, Reconstructed Belgian Army, and Army of Belgium