During World War II, Germany occupied Belgium from 28 May 1940, when the Belgian army surrendered to German forces, until Belgium's liberation by the Western Allies between September 1944 and February
German cavalry parade past the Royal Palace in Brussels shortly after the invasion, May 1940
War damage in the Walloon town of Beaumont incurred during the fighting in May 1940
Leopold in 1934 after his accession to the throne
Contemporary cartoon satirising fuel shortages in occupied Belgium. The man is saying: "Amélie, I feel...all fired up" to which the woman replies "Great, because there isn't any more coal left".
Hubert Pierlot
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Hubert Marie Eugène Pierlot was a Belgian politician and Prime Minister of Belgium, serving between 1939 and 1945. Pierlot, a lawyer and jurist, served in World War I before entering politics in the 1
Pierlot in 1943
View of the village of Cugnon where Pierlot was born in 1883
The Hotel Majestic in Barcelona. Pierlot and Spaak escaped from the Spanish police in the hotel to come to Britain in the autumn of 1940. This is commemorated by a plaque on the building.