Front de l’Indépendance
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Front de l’Indépendance was a major Belgian resistance movement during World War II that organized underground political, military, and social opposition to the German occupation.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Belgian resistance movement
ⓘ
World War II resistance movement ⓘ |
| activeInConflict | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| activity |
armed resistance
ⓘ
intelligence gathering ⓘ sabotage ⓘ support to Jews in hiding ⓘ support to forced labour evaders ⓘ underground press ⓘ |
| aim |
defence of democratic freedoms
ⓘ
liberation of Belgium ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
FI
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Front de l’Independance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areaServed | occupied Belgium ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Belgian Communist Party
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
other Belgian resistance groups ⓘ |
| coordinatedWith | Allied intelligence services ⓘ |
| country | Belgium ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Albert Marteaux
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Belgian Communist Party NERFINISHED ⓘ Eugène Soudan NERFINISHED ⓘ Fernand Demany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Milices Patriotiques
ⓘ
Partisans Armés NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | German occupation of Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology |
anti-fascism
ⓘ
left-wing ⓘ |
| inception | 1941 ⓘ |
| language |
Dutch
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| location | Brussels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableOperation |
distribution of clandestine leaflets and newspapers
ⓘ
sabotage of railways used by German army ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | tens of thousands ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Belgian collaborators
ⓘ
German occupation of Belgium ⓘ Nazi Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalOrientation |
broad anti-Nazi front
ⓘ
communist influence ⓘ |
| published | underground newspapers ⓘ |
| significance | one of the largest resistance movements in Belgium ⓘ |
| status | dissolved after liberation of Belgium ⓘ |
| supported | Allied war effort ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | clandestine political-military network ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
cell-based structure
ⓘ
clandestine organization ⓘ |
| victimOf |
Gestapo repression
ⓘ
arrests and deportations of members ⓘ |
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