The Armed Partisans (, or PA) was a faction of the
resistance in
German-occupied Belgium in
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
. The group was affiliated to the
Belgian Communist Party. In 1941, many of its members left to join the ''
Front de l'Independance'' while the rest of the group was undermined in 1943 when almost all the leadership of the group and the Communist Party were arrested by German forces.
It was renamed the Belgian Army of Partisans (''Armée belge des partisans'') after the
Liberation of Belgium in September 1944.
13,246 people are recognized as having been members of the PA at some point during the war. The group suffered heavy casualties and 1,200 were killed and a further 3,000 were arrested and sent to prison camps.
Notable members
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Todor Angelov
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Arnaud Fraiteur
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Antonina Grégoire
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Jacques Grippa
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Fernande Volral
References
Further reading
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External links
Partisans armésat Belgium-WWII (
Cegesoma)
World War II resistance movements
Communism in Belgium
Belgian resistance groups
Military wings of communist parties
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