Showing posts with label Belgium. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Belgium. Show all posts

Tuesday, 24 May 2022

Belgian Army WW2

 From the wiki Belgium in World War 2.

Despite being neutral at the start of World War IIBelgium and its colonial possessions found themselves at war after the country was invaded by German forces on 10 May 1940. After 18 days of fighting in which Belgian forces were pushed back into a small pocket in the north-west of the country, the Belgian military surrendered to the Germans, beginning an occupation that would endure until 1944. The surrender of 28 May was ordered by King Leopold III without the consultation of his government and sparked a political crisis after the war. Despite the capitulation, many Belgians managed to escape to the United Kingdom where they formed a government and army-in-exile on the Allied side.


With the German invasion of Poland in September 1939, although still following a policy of neutrality, the Belgian government began general mobilization.[13] By 1940, the army numbered between 600,000[14] and 650,000[15] men (nearly 20 percent of the male population of Belgium) making it approximately four times larger than the British Expeditionary Force and twice as large as the Dutch army at the time.[16]

Saturday, 21 May 2022

ABBL, Mei 1940, Dagboek SERGEANT SEGERS ( Film van de VRT )

 Verfilming van het dagboek van een Belgische soldaat tijdens de Meidagen 1940.

Opgenomen door de VRT ism "We'll Remember, Pops" voor het programma "Goede Vrijdag"

Film adaptation of the diary of a Belgian soldier during the May Days 1940. Recorded by the VRT in collaboration with "We'll Remember, Pops" for the program "Good Friday"

Friday, 13 May 2022

Spring 1940 - Belgian T-15 and crew


 

Het Belgisch Leger Waakt 1938/39 (Belgian Army / L'Armée Belge)

Promotional propaganda movie, showing the Belgian Army with their equipment.

Belgian Air Force, Belgian Ground Forces, Artillery, Cavalry, Infantry, Scouts. Vickers T.15 Light Tank T.13 SPG

The Campaign of the Belgian Army in 1940 From MGK Military Simulations


Jacqui Krause posted this on France 1940 wargaming

''Not everyone's cup of tea, but if you were thinking to yourself lately: 'what I really need is a history of the Belgian Army in 1940 in English' then here is the answer. I have uploaded not one but two translated histories of the Belgian Army. Given that there is no decent history available in English these might be of interest.''

This account of the Belgian Army in the eighteen-day campaign in 1940 has never been translated into English until now. Written in 1966 this book has a broader scope and includes access to German records. It includes excellent maps that track the eighteen-day campaign.

A glaring deficiency in the literature of the Second World War is a detailed history in English of the Belgian Army's experience in the eighteen day campaign in 1940. I eventually came to the conclusion that I would have to translate one myself. Here is one of the two I translated.

Wednesday, 11 May 2022

Hitler's Blitzkrieg Enemies 1940 (Osprey)



 Denmark, Norway, Netherlands & Belgium. Looks essential for novices like me.






History Hit - Eben-Emael - The Underground Fortress That Should've Stopped Hitler

 New documentary. 

War historian James Rogers explores the massive fortress of Eben-Emael near Liege in Belgium. Covering 750,000 square metres, it was built in the 1930s and designed to stop the German advance into Western Europe. James investigates some of the massive remaining casemates that were packed with massive cannons and the latest in fortress technology. James will also find out about what happened when a group of just 78 German airborne troops landed on the fort in the first hours of Hitler's invasion of the West.

Thursday, 5 May 2022

Belgian combat vehicles of World War II

 Wiki on the subject

See this Pinterest page which is good. Looking at who makes these in 1/72 - there are a lot of resin models on etsy and ebay - best to browse and see. 


Colonel Muller Miniatures

 28mm 3D - here Here you will find several ranges of miniatures and 3D models, useful for your wargaming projects. I offer 3D models that al...