Les services spéciaux français en Belgique, 1936-1940. Recrutement et activité
Since the first World War, French and Belgian intelligence services cooperated closely with each other. In the 1930s, the Lille outpost of the French military secret service recruited Belgian or French citizens who were living in Belgium. Most of these Belgians were known as to be sympathetic to France, while others were motivated by earning easy money. From 1936 on, French officers posted in Belgium (Brussels, Antwerp, Liège, Charleroi), concentrated on purchasing German agents. For that purpose, double agents were targeted and used extensively. They penetrated German circuits or tried to get... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2021 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Nuova Antologia Militare, Vol 2, Iss special issue, Pp 193-237 (2021) |
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Gruppo editoriale Tab S.r.l.
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Schlagwörter: | History (General) and history of Europe / D / Military Science / U |
Sprache: | Englisch Spanish Französisch Italian |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27325095 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://doi.org/10.36158/97888929527066 |
Since the first World War, French and Belgian intelligence services cooperated closely with each other. In the 1930s, the Lille outpost of the French military secret service recruited Belgian or French citizens who were living in Belgium. Most of these Belgians were known as to be sympathetic to France, while others were motivated by earning easy money. From 1936 on, French officers posted in Belgium (Brussels, Antwerp, Liège, Charleroi), concentrated on purchasing German agents. For that purpose, double agents were targeted and used extensively. They penetrated German circuits or tried to get in touch with individual German agents. This tactics proved successful and led to the arrest of several German spies. Cooperation with Belgian services was constant until September 1939. After that time, the Belgian government enacted a policy of strict neutrality, hoping that this would keep Belgium out of a new war. As a consequence of this decision cooperation with French intelligence was reduced.