Welcome to CEGESOMA/State Archives of Belgium
CEGESOMA, Centre for Historical Research and Documentation on War and Society, is the Belgian centre of excellence for the history of 20th century conflicts. It carries out research, organises public events and holds document collections. It is since 1 January 2016 the fourth Operational Directory of the State Archives. It is a platform for academic and public activities in Belgium and abroad, in particular with regard to the two World Wars.
Yearly meeting of the ASF Volunteers at CegeSoma
For 60 years, the ASF (Aktion Sühnezeichen Friedensdienste), an association founded by opponents of Nazism, sends each year some 170 young German volunteers to countries where the population has suffered from the crimes committed by the Nazis during the Second World War. The first ASF volunteers arrived in Belgium in 1963. Read more... |
CegeSoma presents its multiannual plan and its annual report for 2017
It is the result of various meetings with stakeholders, of which our specialized scientific committee, renewed in 2017, is the most important one. Read more... |
The Journal of Belgian History publishes a thematic issue on the history of psychiatry in Belgium![]() |
2019-2020: CegeSoma and War Heritage Institute join forces
In the context of this anniversary, CegeSoma and the War Heritage Institute concluded an agreement to promote further collaboration between the institutes. Read more... |
Acquisition – Archives of the Fraternelle du service Hotton
The service Hotton was a resistance organisation created in 1943 on the initiative of the Belgian and British authorities. Its mission: to harass the occupying forces militarily by attacking their communication channels and telecommunications. Operational from early 1944 onwards, the group made its mark on the forested area of Chimay-Couvin owing to the dynamism of its group D. Its archives, bequeathed in April 2018, document this remarkable activity. Read more... |
Report on the Young Historians’ Day at Cegesoma
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New contact addresses !
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A new digital corner!
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