The Church in Belgium during the Second World War (Alain Dantoing)

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A researcher at CegeSoma from 1976 until his death in 1994, Alain Dantoing specialized in the history of the Church in Belgium during the Second World War as seen from the perspective of the episcopate and, in particular, Cardinal Van Roey. He published his thesis on this subject in 1991. From 1978 to 1982, he organized a major survey among members of the Belgian clergy in office during the war.

The interviews conducted by Alain Dantoing mainly concern the Church under occupation in Belgium during the Second World War. As part of his research, he interviewed clergymen throughout the Church hierarchy, including pastors, abbots, canons, reverends, Monsignors, etc. In addition to his interest in the Catholic Church, Alain Dantoing was also interested in many other aspects of the occupation in his interviews, such as the role of the gendarmerie, the Secret Army, the press, the Pierlot government in exile in London, etc. Moreover, he devoted several interviews to the question of Belgian refugees abroad: in France, Spain and Portugal. The interviews were conducted in the 1970s and 1980s, with the last two interviews in 1992 on the Verdinaso.

List of interviews

(presented by alphabetical order of interviewed respondents)

• BOSERET, Jacques, Verdinaso, 29/04/1992, 93', fra, Transcrite, AA 2268_053, Consultable en salle de lecture, Reproduction autorisée, 547_0000_CS-INT-C_00117_001
• BOSERET, Jacques, Verdinaso, 4/04/1992, 74', fra, Transcrite, AA 2268_053, Consultable en salle de lecture, Reproduction autorisée, 547_0000_CS-INT-C_00128_001
• CAMPINAIRE, A., Gendarmerie; Armée Secrète, 10/03/1976, 28', fra, Transcrite, AA 2268_68, Consultable en salle de lecture, Reproduction autorisée, 547_0000_CS-INT-B_00514_001
• Révérant père, CARDOL,, La question royale , 1/12/1981, 123', fra, Non transcrite, Consultable en salle de lecture, Reproduction autorisée, 547_0000_CS-INT-B_00247_001
• CATHERINE, Oscar, Jeunesse ouvrière chrétienne Bruxelles, 29/01/1980, 62', fra, Non transcrite, Consultable en salle de lecture, Reproduction autorisée, 547_0000_CS-INT-B_00239_003
• Abbé, CREMERS, Jean, Eglise catholique sous occupation, 18/02/1982, 93', fra, Transcrite, AA 2268_091, Consultable en salle de lecture, Reproduction autorisée, 547_0000_CS-INT-B_00348_002
• Gl. Baron, DE GREEF, Activités de résistance et question royale, 1/01/1986, 90', fra, Transcrite, AA 2268_125, Consultable en salle de lecture, Reproduction autorisée, 547_0000_CS-INT-B_00549_001
• DE NEUTER, Charles, Légion Belge, 1/06/1977, 85', fra, Transcrite, AA 2268_172, Consultable en salle de lecture, Reproduction autorisée, 547_0000_CS-INT-B_00175_003
• DE SCHRYVER, Auguste, Gouvernement Pierlot : Londres Libération, 27/08/1982, 50', fra, Transcrite, AA 2268_185, Consultable en salle de lecture, Reproduction autorisée, 547_0000_CS-INT-B_00348_001
• Pasteur, DE WILDE, Paul, Presse pendant la guerre, 11/22/1978, 95', fra, Non transcrite, Consultable en salle de lecture, Reproduction autorisée, 547_0000_CS-INT-B_00262_002
• Chanoine, DESSAIN, Van Roey, 23/05/1977, 42', fra, Transcrite, AA 2268_191, Consultable en salle de lecture, Reproduction autorisée, 547_0000_CS-INT-B_00175_002
• DUMON, Frédéric, Le Portugal, 20/01/1978, Transcrite, AA 2268_231, Non consultable en salle de lecture, Reproduction non autorisée,
• EYSKENS, Gaston, Homme politique catholique, 21/12/1979, 70', fra, Transcrite, AA 2268_271, Consultable en salle de lecture, Reproduction autorisée, 547_0000_CS-INT-B_00623_001
• GOOR, Raymond, Socrate, 00/08/1979, 69', fra, Transcrite, AA 2268_318, Consultable en salle de lecture, Reproduction autorisée, 547_0000_CS-INT-B_00213_003
• Ministre, HARMEL, Pierre, Parti catholique, 22/10/1979, 67', fra, Transcrite, AA 2268_351, Consultable en salle de lecture, Reproduction autorisée, 547_0000_CS-INT-B_00463_001
• HYFTE, Souvenirs d'un réserviste, 7/22/1980, 24', fra, Non transcrite,Consultable en salle de lecture, Reproduction autorisée, 547_0000_CS-INT-B_00239_004
• R.P., JANSSEN, Emiel, Eglise, 28/04/1983, 90', fra, Transcrite, AA 2268_387, Consultable en salle de lecture, Reproduction autorisée, 547_0000_CS-INT-B_00346_002
• Monseigneur, JOOS, Désiré, Eglise catholique, 28/06/1979, 70', fra, Transcrite, AA 2268_397, Consultable en salle de lecture, Reproduction autorisée, 547_0000_CS-INT-B_00197_003
• KARCHER, Félix, Rapatriement Belges en France, 25/02/1975, 15', fra, Non transcrite, Consultable en salle de lecture, Reproduction autorisée, 547_0000_CS-INT-B_00098_006
• LEENS, J., Belges au Portugal, 9/06/1977, 180', fra, Transcrite, AA 2268_437, Consultable en salle de lecture, Reproduction autorisée, 547_0000_CS-INT-B_00184_001
• LIZARRITURRI, Luis, Consulat Belgique - Espagne, 9/02/1978, 112', spa, Transcrite, AA 2268_458, Consultable en salle de lecture, Reproduction autorisée, 547_0000_CS-INT-B_00232_001
• Abbé, MEUNIER, Georges, Monde catholique, 30/11/1977, 66', fra, Transcrite, AA 2268_490, Consultable en salle de lecture, Reproduction autorisée, 547_0000_CS-INT-B_00213_002
• MOULIN, Léo, Sociologue et politologue,prof. à l'université de Louvain, 4/01/1988, 73', fra, Transcrite, AA 2268_505, Consultable en salle de lecture, Reproduction autorisée, 547_0000_CS-INT-B_00566_001
• REYNOLDS, Victor, Résistance internationale, 10/11/1979, 44', fra, Non transcrite, Consultable en salle de lecture, Reproduction autorisée, 547_0000_CS-INT-B_00239_002
• Abbé, ROELANDT, Martin, Eglise catholique, 30/11/1977, 100', fra, Non transcrite, Consultable en salle de lecture, Reproduction autorisée, 547_0000_CS-INT-B_00213_001
• ROUFFIGNON, Albert, Légion Belge, 29/05/1986, 94', fra, Transcrite, AA 2268_576, Consultable en salle de lecture, Reproduction autorisée, 547_0000_CS-INT-B_00534_001
• SIMON, Serge, Vie quotidienne, 11/01/1993, 86', fra, Transcrite, AA 2268_589, Consultable en salle de lecture, Reproduction autorisée, 547_0000_CS-INT-C_00152_001
• SPAAK, Antoinette, José Streel, 19/07/1989, 35', fra, Transcrite, AA 2268_602, Consultable en salle de lecture, Reproduction autorisée, 547_0000_CS-INT-B_00588_001
• Abbé, VANDER GOTEN, E., Jeunesse ouvrière chrétienne Bruxelles, 30/03/1977, 48', fra, Transcrite, AA 2268_653, Consultable en salle de lecture, Reproduction autorisée, 547_0000_CS-INT-B_00175_001
• Abbé, VANDRISE, Henri, Eglise pendant la guerre, 25/08/1977, 77', fra, Transcrite, AA 2268_659, Consultable en salle de lecture, Reproduction autorisée, 547_0000_CS-INT-B_00197_001
• VANDRISE, Albert, Eglise et résistance, 13/09/1977, 36', fra, Non transcrite, Consultable en salle de lecture, Reproduction autorisée, 547_0000_CS-INT-B_00197_002