The German-speaking Community, also known as East Belgium, is one of the three federal communities of Belgium. The community comprises nine municipalities in Liège Province, Wallonia, within the Eupen
The Executive (government) of the German-speaking Community meets in Eupen.
1943 postcard; Nazi propaganda postmark reads Heimkehr ins Großdeutsche Vaterland ("Return to the Greater-German Fatherland")
The seat of the Executive and Council of the German-speaking Community in Eupen
Eupen-Malmedy
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Eupen-Malmedy is a small, predominantly German-speaking region in eastern Belgium. It consists of three administrative cantons around the towns of Eupen, Malmedy, and Sankt Vith which encompass some 7
German-speaking Community of Belgium
…Ostbelgien ), is one of the three federal communities of Belgium. The community comprises nine municipalities in Liège Province, Wallonia, within the Eupen-Malmedy region in Eastern Belgium. The primary language of the community is German, making this one of the three official languages in Belgium. Traditionally…
Eupen-Malmedy border changes between 1920 and 1945
View of Eupen in 1900 when the territory was under German rule
German soldiers welcomed into Malmedy in May 1940 with swastika decoration and Nazi salute