(I copied this subject) but does anyone have some info on the belgian underground... I know staf De Clercq was a very important person...
Do you speak french? If so, check this link, lots of info on belgian resistance there: http://www.freebelgians.net
indeed, but he was on the german side. Staf the Clercq was the leader of a small flamisch political party called VNV (Vlaams nationaal Verbond), (don't confuse. this is not like a belgium nazi party. This was a party saying that flanders and the flemisch people had to get more rights. it had its roots dating back from the trenchwars of WW1.) anyway, VNV worked together with the germans to keep belgium under german control. Staf the Clercq died in 1942. as for the belgium underground. euhm, were do i have to start. we had the best underground resistance off all occupied countries. It were the belgiums who created Commet (an escape route for shot down pilots), we had Group G, responsibal for a lot of sabotage actions. and don't forget: 3 young people from the belgium resistance mannaged to stop a jew transport to Auswitchz and free about 200 jews. this was the only time that a jew transport was stopped. nobody did it before them, nobody did it after them. There's also Vladimir "Popski" Peniakoff (he isn't involved into belgium resistance but i have a nice story about him). he was a belgium from a russian family who created a small army in Egypt to help the Britisch. later, his army was used in Italy. his greatest trick was to put on an italian uniform, walk in the German headquarters, take a couple troops lists, walk out the headquarters and drive back to his troops. And nobody noticed him.
