The Belgian Government's return from London, 8 September 1944, photo no. 220653, CegeSoma, RTBF Collections.
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September 1944: Belgium is liberated. What next ?

After the liberation of Belgium in early September 1944, the country had to...

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Changing Perspectives on Resistance during the Second World War

From 18 to 20 September 2024 , the Department of History of the University...

A Rooie Vlinder activist draws attention to discrimination against gays and lesbians in Belgium at the Breendonk National Memorial in 1978 during the national commemorations. (Copyright: Krist de Munter).
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Preliminary investigation report into the persecution of members of the LGBTQIA+ community during WWII

In response to the resolution passed on 8 February 2024 in the House of...

2021-2022 inter-university seminar
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A social history of the Resistance in small Belgian communes

On April 17, CegeSoma is pleased to invite you to the presentation of the...

Le rail belge sous l'occupation. La SNCB face à son passé de guerre : entre collaboration et résistance.
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Senate colloquium on Belgian Railways and deportations in WWII

On 29 March 2024 , the Senate, in collaboration with Cegesoma/ National...

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Enfants de résistants. Belgique. 1940-1945. (Children of Resistance fighters. Belgium.1940-1945.).

In Belgium, Resistance against the Nazi regime during the Second World War...

Provinciebestuur Limburg tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog. Een verkennend onderzoek naar de rol van het provinciebestuur in het dagelijks leven van de Limburgse bevolking onder Duitse bezetting (1940-1944).
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Provinciebestuur Limburg tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog

The book is the result of research conducted by CegeSoma on behalf of the...

Copyright Stadsarchief Antwerpen - www.felixarchief.be
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The Resistance in Antwerp during the Second World War

Antwerp was the most important city for the resistance in Flanders during...

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Study Day on the Resistance at the State Archives in Liège

On 17 October 2022, the State Archives in Liège and CegeSoma organised an information and...

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The SNCB/NMBS and deportations during WWII (2022 - 2023 )

At the request of the Belgian government, the Study and Documentation Centre...

Fighting Hunger, Dealing with Shortage. Everyday Life under Occupation in World War II: A Source Edition
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Shortage and hunger in occupied Europe

World War II and the resulting occupation by Nazi Germany are inextricably...

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Les transmissions. La guerre en héritage. (TheTransmissions. The Legacy of War). ( 2020-2021)

In 2017 the research project ' Transmemo ' on...

The Holocaust in South-Eastern Europe: Historiography, Archives Resources and Remembrance
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The Holocaust in South-Eastern Europe: Historiography, Archives Resources and Remembrance

For many decades, the Holocaust in South-Eastern Europe lacked the required...

En territoire ennemi 1914-1949. Expériences d’occupation, transferts, héritages.
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En territoire ennemi 1914-1949.

Periods of commemoration often offer opportunities in the editorial field....

Tweehonderd jaar justitie. Historische encyclopedie van de Belgische justitie / Deux siècles de justice. Encyclopédie historique de la justice belge
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Tweehonderd jaar justitie. Historische encyclopedie van de Belgische justitie / Deux siècles de justice. Encyclopédie historique de la justice belge

At the time of the Dutroux affair, an easy slogan was that Belgian justice...

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