Armée Secrète Memorial - Brussels, Belgium - World War II Memorials / Monuments on Waymarking.com

The Secret Army or AS (French: Armée secrète, Dutch: Geheim Leger) was the largest organization in the Belgian Resistance during the Second World War. It was loyal to the Belgian Government in Exile.

Following the defeat of Belgium in the 18 days' campaign of 1940, many former soldiers and officers from the army formed the Légion Belge in the spring of 1941. The Légion was greatly weakened by political squabbles amongst its members and was reluctant to work with the government in exile.

After the arrest of one of the leaders of the Légion, Charles Claser, the movement reformed with the name Armée de Belgique.[2] The Armée was hit by a wave of arrests in 1943 after it was infiltrated by undercover Abwehr agents.

From 1943, many former members of the Armée de Belgique and Légion Belge reformed into a new group, with the support of the government in exile called the Armée Secrète (AS).


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Memorials
Since 1987, there is a national monument, known as "Enclos des 13 Colonels", commemorating the Armée Secrète. It is located in Square Frère Orban, Brussels.

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