Launch of the “Resistance in Belgium” national platform

We had to close registration for the launch of the national 'Resistance in Belgium' platform. In the coming months, a new presentation session will be organized when the online platform is extended to 'underground press status' files. We will get back to you on this occasion. Thank you for your understanding.

Resistance in Belgium is a national database on the Resistance that allows you to research thousands of people involved in resistance activities during the Second World War from home ... The CegeSoma/State Archives will soon be making this unique tool available to you!

We invite you to discover this new Resistance in Belgium platform on 21 October 2024 at 2pm at the CegeSoma.

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Anne Chardonnens, head of digitisation and digital humanities projects at CegeSoma, and Fabrice Maerten, a Resistance specialist in charge of collections development at CegeSoma, will show you all the features of this database through concrete examples.

Their presentations will be followed by a roundtable discussion moderated by Chantal Kesteloot on the expectations of the public and scientists concerning the platform. Joining her will be Michèle Corthals, Dany Neudt, Eric Loze and Jérôme Delnooz. Audience members will also have the opportunity to ask questions and share their thoughts during a discussion session following the roundtable.

The Resistance in Belgium platform is the result of a pilot project run by CegeSoma/State Archives under the name Wikibase Resistance since 2021 and it enables you to carry out research on more than 40,000 people who took part in the Resistance in Belgium. You can explore data on these people using a wide range of criteria, including name, place of birth or residence, membership of resistance movements and even dates of detention.
Aimed at the public as well as specialised researchers, this platform completes the Belgium WWII portal, which is dedicated to the history of the Second World War in Belgium. It will be expanded gradually.

It exists today thanks to the work of a multi-disciplinary team supported by a scientific committee and the successive investment of some sixty people (volunteers, interns, student workers and CegeSoma staff).