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Brussels toponymy, past and future

On 14 November 2024, a study day at CegeSoma brought together some fifteen...

 Anvers sous l'occupation, 1940-1945
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Anvers sous l'occupation, 1940-1945

Drawing largely from the rich photographic collections of CegeSoma (mainly...

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La Wallonie sous l'Occupation, 1940-1945

This album aims to provide a new synthesis of the German occupation of...

Borms, a family between collaboration and resistance.
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Borms, a family between collaboration and resistance.

Conference-debate (in French) with guest Anne Duchaine. A talk led by Aline Cordonnier...
German Hall or Trophy Room, second half of the 1930s (© WHI)
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The Royal Military Museum: a lively place for history

Conference-debate in Dutch with guest Wannes Devos. A talk led by Bruno De Wever.

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Mechelen 1940-1945. Biografie van een stad in oorlog.
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Mechelen 1940-1945. Biografie van een stad in oorlog.

Conference (in Dutch) with guests An Rydant and Geert Clerbout. An interview led by Widukind De...
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The final report on the role of Belgian Railways in deportations during WWII

On 17 January 2025, the Group of Sages presented the final report on the...

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Rights, capabilities, and the making of citizens : Jewish immigrants in Israel

Adina Babesh-Fruchter began conducting research...

"Holocaust Bystanders: a History of the Modern State at War" by Raz Segal. International Chair for the History of the Second World War 2024-2025.
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International Chair for the History of the Second World War 2024-2025

For its twelfth edition, the International Chair for the History of the...

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Stil verzet. De oorlogsjaren van August Vermeylen 1939-1945 (Silent Resistance: The war years of August Vermeylen 1939-1945)

Conference-debate in Dutch with guests Hans Vandevoorde and Koen Aerts, introduced by An Rydant...
Stad in verzet. Antwerpen tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog.
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Het verzet in Antwerpen (The Resistance in Antwerp)

A conference (in Dutch) with guests Nico Wouters and Nel de Mûelenaere, moderated by Jan Naert...
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Young Historian's Day (Promotions of 2019-2025)

Below you will find the abstracts of the different papers. If you are...

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...

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World War II in podcasts

Conference-debate (in French) with guests Romane Carmon, Perrine Sokal and Constance Hautier...

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