Belgium WWII Belgian Armed Resistance Commemorative Medal by Paul Wissaert Boxed by DeGreef

Belgium: WW2 Medal for the Armed Resistance 
against the Nazis. 
Rare example, signed by Paul Wissaert.
In its box of issue by Degreef in Brussels.
The medal was instituted in 1946 and was 
awarded to the members of the Belgian Armed 
Resistance. 
More than 70.000 Belgians participated in the 
various groups of Resistance during the 
German Occupation. Aside from sabotage of 
military infrastructure in the country and assas-
sinations of collaborators, these groups also 
published large numbers of underground 
newspapers, gathered intelligence and 
maintained various escape networks that 
helped Allied airmen escape from German
occupied Europe.
The Belgian Resistance smuggled at least 
3.500 downed airmen back to England at a 
time when there was a great shortage of 
aircrews while some estimates put the number 
of resistance members killed, at over 19.000.

FULL SIZE

WW2 1939 -1945

Item 100% original - ribbon, box original

Condition as on the photos
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