Voici les noms / Dit zijn de namen

This year again, CegeSoma is actively contributing to the commemorative event 'Voici les noms/Dit zijn de namen', which will take place from May 6, 2025 at 2:00 pm to May 8, 2025 at 2:00 pm at Breendonk Fort (an online broadcast is also planned on the 'Helden van het Verzet' website). By providing information on several thousand members of the Resistance who died between 1940 and 1945, our institution is making this reading marathon possible on the occasion of May 8 - a day commemorating the victory over Nazism.

CegeSoma is making an essential contribution, since most of the information read during these 48 hours comes from our databases: first name(s) and surname(s) of resistance fighters who died between 1940 and 1945, dates and places of birth and death, marital status, country of nationality, profession, as well as membership of resistance organizations, possible periods of detention and national recognition statuses granted by the Belgian state

This data is encoded as part of the development of the Resistance in Belgium platform, which was launched in October 2024. This platform already enables searches on over 45,000 members of the Resistance, most of whom were active in the intelligence and action services. By the summer, some 20,000 biographical records will be added from Resistance members' files for the underground press.

The launch of this platform is scheduled for September 2024. In the meantime, don't hesitate to contact the scientific coordinator of the project, Fabrice Maerten. He will be happy to check whether there are any files with the names of the Resistance fighters you are looking for, and if so, will help you access the relevant documents in CegeSoma's reading room.