Milices Patriotiques
Communist Belgian resistance group in the Second World War
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The Patriotic Militia (French: Milices patriotiques, Dutch: Patriotische Militie) was a communist group in the Belgian resistance during the Second World War, affiliated to the Communist Party of Belgium.[1] The Milices were intended to be a mass movement, working alongside the much smaller Partisans Armés (PA) group.[2]
| Patriotic Militia Milices Patriotiques (MP-PM) | |
|---|---|
| |
| Ideology | Communist |
| Size | 22,006 members (total) |
| Part of |  Belgian Communist Party |
| Wars | the Belgian Resistance (World War II) |
History
22,006 people are recognized to have been part of the Milices during the war.[3]