1940 in Belgium
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- Monarch: Leopold III (prisoner of war from 28 May)[1]
- Prime Minister: Hubert Pierlot (in exile from 28 May)
- Head of the occupying Military Administration in Belgium and Northern France: Alexander von Falkenhausen
- Head of the administrative staff of the Occupation: Eggert Reeder
Events
- 10 January – Mechelen incident: German military plane crashes near Maasmechelen.[2]: 847
- 26 April – King Leopold III rejects the government's resignation.[2]: 847
- 10 to 28 May – Battle of Belgium
- 10 to 11 May – Battle of Fort Eben-Emael
- 12 to 14 May – Battle of Hannut
- 14 to 15 May – Battle of Gembloux
- 22 May – Alexander von Falkenhausen appointed to the head of the Military Administration in Belgium and Northern France
- 23 to 28 May – Battle of the Lys
- 25 May – Leopold III declares that he will remain with his troops and share their fate
- 25 to 28 May – Vinkt Massacre
- 26 May – Dunkirk evacuation begins
- 28 May – Leopold III capitulates to the invading forces, contrary to ministerial advice.[2]: 848
- 31 May – Belgian parliament in exile meets in Limoges
- 6 June – Civil-service secretaries-general empowered to keep Belgian ministries running while the government is in exile.[2]: 848
- 10 June – The International Red Cross estimates Belgian refugees in France to number 2.2 million.[2]: 849
- 28 June – Belgian Labour Party dissolved.[2]: 848
- 15 August – Newspaper La Libre Belgique begins clandestine publication.[2]: 847
- 10 October – Jews banned from public office by decree of the occupying forces.[2]: 847
- 28 October – Belgian government in exile, having been dispersed in France, Spain and Switzerland, re-established in London.[2]: 848
- 19 November – King Leopold III in Berchtesgarden makes a personal appeal to Hitler for the release of Belgian prisoners of war.[2]: 849
- 22 November – Single overarching trade union established.[2]: 849
