The Patriotic Militia (French: Milices patriotiques, Dutch: Patriotische Militie) was a communist group in the Belgian resistance during the Second World War, affiliated to the Communist Party of Belgium.[1] The Milices were intended to be a mass movement, working alongside the much smaller Partisans Armés (PA) group.[2]
| Patriotic Militia Milices Patriotiques (MP-PM) | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Ideology | Communist |
| Size | 22,006 members (total) |
| Part of |  Belgian Communist Party |
| Allies | Partisans Armés (PA) |
| Opponents |  German Occupying Forces |
History edit
22,006 people are recognized to have been part of the Milices during the war.[3]
References edit
- ^ Vaute, Paul (1 September 2004). "L'euphorie avant l'épreuve". La Libre Belgique. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
- ^ Conway, Martin (12 January 2012). The sorrows of Belgium : liberation and political reconstruction, 1944-1947. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 21. ISBN 978-0199694341.
- ^ "Souvenir et Memoire" (PDF). www.bel-memorial.org. p. 2. Retrieved 13 February 2013.