National Museum of the Resistance
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Nationaal Museum van de Weerstand Musée National de la Résistance | |
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Interior of the museum | |
  Location within Brussels | |
| Location |
Van Lintstraat 14 B-1070 Anderlecht |
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| Coordinates | 50°50′21″N 4°19′41″E / 50.839305°N 4.327939°E |
| Type | Military museum |
| Public transit access | Clemenceau metro station |
| Website |
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The National Museum of the Resistance (Dutch: Nationaal Museum van de Weerstand, French: Musée National de la Résistance) is a museum in Anderlecht, Belgium which traces the history of the Belgian resistance and German occupation of Belgium during World War II.
Museum
The museum seeks to raise awareness[1] of the role of the Belgian resistance during both World Wars and preserves document and artifacts[2] relating to the period. The museum also touches on the German occupation, Holocaust and deportations of prisoners of war during the conflict.[1]
It is housed in the building in which the Faux Soir was produced during the German occupation and is supported by the Front de l'Indépendance association.
Gallery
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Section from the book Galerie de Traitres. The page open deals with Georges Remy [sic] (actually Georges Remi, aka Hergé), condemned as a collaborator.
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Armbands worn by resistance members within SNCB during World War II.
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Uniform of a Belgian political prisoner in Dachau
References
- 1 2 "National Museum of the Resistance". opt.be. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
- ↑ "Nationaal Museum van de Weerstand". nl.tracesofwar.com. nl.tracesofwar.com. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
Links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to National Museum of the Resistance (Anderlecht). |
- "Le Musée National de la Résistance". www.warveterans.be. Retrieved 14 February 2013.