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Belgium's WWII Resistance: The Secret War in the Ardennes
While the world remembers D-Day, Belgium’s own liberation was a shadow war fought long before the Allied tanks arrived. In this episode, we explore the clandestine networks that kept Belgium alive under Nazi occupation, focusing on the Royal Observatory of Belgium and its crucial role in meteorological intelligence. We’ll meet Jacques Piree, a young astronomer who turned star charts into escape routes for downed Allied pilots. You’ll learn how the 'Comet Line' operated through the Ardennes forests, using coded weather reports to guide resistance fighters and smuggle prisoners of war…
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