Monique Hanotte, who as a Belgian teenager risked her life to help escort 135 Allied airmen out of German-occupied France and Belgium during World War II, died Feb. 19 in the Belgian city of Nivelles.

Micheline Dumont-Ugeux, a major figure in the Belgian underground resistance during World War II who helped hundreds of Allied troops evade capture by Nazi forces as they sneaked across ...

Andree de Jongh, a Belgian resistance fighter who established the most successful escape route in Europe for downed Allied airmen during World War II, died Oct. 13 in Brussels.

CHIÈVRES, Belgium – Léonce Descamps, a Belgian Resistance fighter during World War II and resident of Neufvilles, Belgium, received the Order of St. Michael Sept. 25, 2021 for her actions ...

The train was briefly stopped by three Belgian resistance fighters in Boortmeerbeek, 30 kilometres (19 miles) northeast of Brussels. In the ensuing chaos, Gronowski jumped off.

Michael Adler, U.S. Ambassador to Belgium, spoke of the sacrifices of war and the importance of preserving the memories of World War II. “Our modern-day relationship with Belgium was built on ...

A memorial plaque in Brussels commemorating three Belgian resistance fighters who attacked a convoy to Auschwitz was defaced with white supremacist symbols, Jewish organizations and a Belgian ...

America's Memorial Day is an occasion for large ceremonies in Belgium, a country twice liberated by U.S. soldiers. But in one small town, a ceremony will celebrate the memory of Gerald Sorensen, a ...

Built in the 1630s, Château de Haltinne was a hideout for a Jewish couple evading the Nazis. The roughly 33,000-square-foot property is now listed for $15.3 million.

Mrs. Dumont-Ugeux joined the Belgian resistance in 1942, the same year her parents and sister were arrested by the German Gestapo for their underground work against Nazi occupiers of their homeland.