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How Belgian Paper Was Published
During the war the Belgian clandestine weekly Free Belgium defied German suppression. Editors and printers operated covertly in Brussels and Woluwe, moving presses between sites, concealing equipment in walls and caged carriages, and distributing thousands of copies while evading a 100,000 franc reward. The paper, founded by M. Eugene Van Doren with contributors like M. Victor Jourdain and Fidelis, persisted until the armistice and inspired national pride amid German occupation.
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Fjsherate
Belgium
la Libre Belgique
Free Belgium
Brussels
von Bissing
Kommandantur-Brussels
Whale Kingdom
Free
M. Eugene van Doren
Victor Jourdain
the Patriote
van de Kercheve
Fidelis
M. Victor Jourdain
M. van Doren
Cardinal Mercier
Jesuits
Dominicans
Redemptorists
Madame Massardo
Galeries Saint- Hubert
Demeer
M. Allner
Phillipe Baueq
Miss Cavell
Phillipe Baucq
Woluwe
Molenbeeck
M. Louis Allner
van Doren
Bauecq
Rue d'Arlon
J'Accuse
Switzerland
van Bissing