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Belgium">1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_in_Belgium" title="1944 in Belgium">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_in_Belgium" title="1945 in Belgium">1945</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-size:88%;">Decades:</th><td class="infobox-data hlist" style="font-size:88%; text-align:center;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:1920s_in_Belgium" title="Category:1920s in Belgium">1920s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1930s_in_Belgium" title="Category:1930s in Belgium">1930s</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Category:1940s_in_Belgium" title="Category:1940s in Belgium">1940s</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1950s_in_Belgium" title="Category:1950s in Belgium">1950s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1960s_in_Belgium" title="Category:1960s in Belgium">1960s</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-size:88%;">See also:</th><td class="infobox-data hlist" style="font-size:88%; text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/1942" title="1942">Other events of 1942</a><br /><a href="/wiki/List_of_years_in_Belgium" title="List of years in Belgium">List of years in Belgium</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Events in the year <b>1942 in <a href="/wiki/Belgium" title="Belgium">Belgium</a></b> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Incumbents">Incumbents</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1942_in_Belgium&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Incumbents"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Belgian_monarchs" title="List of Belgian monarchs">Monarch</a> (in captivity): <a href="/wiki/Leopold_III_of_Belgium" title="Leopold III of Belgium">Leopold III</a><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Belgium" title="Prime Minister of Belgium">Prime Minister</a> (in exile): <a href="/wiki/Hubert_Pierlot" title="Hubert Pierlot">Hubert Pierlot</a></li> <li>Head of German occupying forces: <a href="/wiki/Alexander_von_Falkenhausen" title="Alexander von Falkenhausen">Alexander von Falkenhausen</a></li> <li>Head of the administrative staff of the Occupation: <a href="/wiki/Eggert_Reeder" title="Eggert Reeder">Eggert Reeder</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Events">Events</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1942_in_Belgium&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>1 January – Belgian government in exile becomes a signatory of the <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Charter" title="Atlantic Charter">Atlantic Charter</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Kroniek_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kroniek-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 853">: 853 </span></sup></li> <li>3 January – Occupying forces prohibit listening to radio broadcasts not subject to German control.<sup id="cite_ref-Kroniek_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kroniek-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 852">: 852 </span></sup></li> <li>21 January – Eleven hostages killed by the occupying forces.<sup id="cite_ref-Kroniek_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kroniek-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 852">: 852 </span></sup></li> <li>25 January 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title="1860 in Belgium">1860</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1861_in_Belgium" title="1861 in Belgium">1861</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1862_in_Belgium" title="1862 in Belgium">1862</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1863_in_Belgium" title="1863 in Belgium">1863</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1864_in_Belgium" title="1864 in Belgium">1864</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1865_in_Belgium" title="1865 in Belgium">1865</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1866_in_Belgium" title="1866 in Belgium">1866</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1867_in_Belgium" title="1867 in Belgium">1867</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1868_in_Belgium" title="1868 in Belgium">1868</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1869_in_Belgium" title="1869 in Belgium">1869</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1870_in_Belgium" title="1870 in Belgium">1870</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1871_in_Belgium" title="1871 in Belgium">1871</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1872_in_Belgium" title="1872 in Belgium">1872</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1873_in_Belgium" title="1873 in Belgium">1873</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1874_in_Belgium" title="1874 in Belgium">1874</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1875_in_Belgium" title="1875 in Belgium">1875</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1876_in_Belgium" title="1876 in Belgium">1876</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1877_in_Belgium" title="1877 in Belgium">1877</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1878_in_Belgium" title="1878 in Belgium">1878</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1879_in_Belgium" title="1879 in Belgium">1879</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1880_in_Belgium" title="1880 in Belgium">1880</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1881_in_Belgium" title="1881 in Belgium">1881</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1882_in_Belgium" title="1882 in Belgium">1882</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1883_in_Belgium" title="1883 in Belgium">1883</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1884_in_Belgium" title="1884 in Belgium">1884</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1885_in_Belgium" title="1885 in Belgium">1885</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1886_in_Belgium" title="1886 in Belgium">1886</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1887_in_Belgium" title="1887 in Belgium">1887</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1888_in_Belgium" title="1888 in Belgium">1888</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1889_in_Belgium" title="1889 in Belgium">1889</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1890_in_Belgium" title="1890 in Belgium">1890</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1891_in_Belgium" title="1891 in Belgium">1891</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1892_in_Belgium" title="1892 in Belgium">1892</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1893_in_Belgium" title="1893 in Belgium">1893</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1894_in_Belgium" title="1894 in Belgium">1894</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1895_in_Belgium" title="1895 in Belgium">1895</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1896_in_Belgium" title="1896 in Belgium">1896</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1897_in_Belgium" title="1897 in Belgium">1897</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1898_in_Belgium" title="1898 in Belgium">1898</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1899_in_Belgium" title="1899 in Belgium">1899</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1900_in_Belgium" title="1900 in Belgium">1900</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1901_in_Belgium" title="1901 in Belgium">1901</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1902_in_Belgium" title="1902 in Belgium">1902</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1903_in_Belgium" title="1903 in Belgium">1903</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1904_in_Belgium" title="1904 in Belgium">1904</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1905_in_Belgium" title="1905 in Belgium">1905</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1906_in_Belgium" title="1906 in Belgium">1906</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1907_in_Belgium" title="1907 in Belgium">1907</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_in_Belgium" title="1908 in Belgium">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1909_in_Belgium" title="1909 in Belgium">1909</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1910_in_Belgium" title="1910 in Belgium">1910</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1911_in_Belgium" title="1911 in Belgium">1911</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_in_Belgium" title="1912 in Belgium">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1913_in_Belgium" title="1913 in Belgium">1913</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1914_in_Belgium" title="1914 in Belgium">1914</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1915_in_Belgium" title="1915 in Belgium">1915</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916_in_Belgium" title="1916 in Belgium">1916</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1917_in_Belgium" title="1917 in Belgium">1917</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1918_in_Belgium" title="1918 in Belgium">1918</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1919_in_Belgium" title="1919 in Belgium">1919</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920_in_Belgium" title="1920 in Belgium">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1921_in_Belgium" title="1921 in Belgium">1921</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922_in_Belgium" title="1922 in Belgium">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1923_in_Belgium" title="1923 in Belgium">1923</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_in_Belgium" title="1924 in Belgium">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1925_in_Belgium" title="1925 in Belgium">1925</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926_in_Belgium" title="1926 in Belgium">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1927_in_Belgium" title="1927 in Belgium">1927</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_in_Belgium" title="1928 in Belgium">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1929_in_Belgium" title="1929 in Belgium">1929</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930_in_Belgium" title="1930 in Belgium">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931_in_Belgium" title="1931 in Belgium">1931</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_in_Belgium" title="1932 in Belgium">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1933_in_Belgium" title="1933 in Belgium">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_in_Belgium" title="1934 in Belgium">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_in_Belgium" title="1935 in Belgium">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_in_Belgium" title="1936 in Belgium">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_in_Belgium" title="1937 in Belgium">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_in_Belgium" title="1938 in Belgium">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_in_Belgium" title="1939 in Belgium">1939</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_in_Belgium" title="1940 in Belgium">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_in_Belgium" title="1941 in Belgium">1941</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_in_Belgium" title="1943 in Belgium">1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_in_Belgium" title="1944 in Belgium">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_in_Belgium" title="1945 in Belgium">1945</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_in_Belgium" title="1946 in Belgium">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_in_Belgium" title="1947 in Belgium">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_in_Belgium" title="1948 in Belgium">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_in_Belgium" title="1949 in Belgium">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_in_Belgium" title="1950 in Belgium">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_in_Belgium" title="1951 in Belgium">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_in_Belgium" title="1952 in Belgium">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_in_Belgium" title="1953 in Belgium">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_in_Belgium" title="1954 in Belgium">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_in_Belgium" title="1955 in Belgium">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_in_Belgium" title="1956 in Belgium">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_in_Belgium" title="1957 in Belgium">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_in_Belgium" title="1958 in Belgium">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_in_Belgium" title="1959 in Belgium">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_in_Belgium" title="1960 in Belgium">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_in_Belgium" title="1961 in Belgium">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_in_Belgium" title="1962 in Belgium">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_in_Belgium" title="1963 in Belgium">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_in_Belgium" title="1964 in Belgium">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_in_Belgium" title="1965 in Belgium">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_in_Belgium" title="1966 in Belgium">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_in_Belgium" title="1967 in Belgium">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_in_Belgium" title="1968 in Belgium">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_in_Belgium" title="1969 in Belgium">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_in_Belgium" title="1970 in Belgium">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_in_Belgium" title="1971 in Belgium">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_in_Belgium" title="1972 in Belgium">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_in_Belgium" title="1973 in Belgium">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_in_Belgium" title="1974 in Belgium">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_in_Belgium" title="1975 in Belgium">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_in_Belgium" title="1976 in Belgium">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_in_Belgium" title="1977 in Belgium">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_in_Belgium" title="1978 in Belgium">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_in_Belgium" title="1979 in Belgium">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_in_Belgium" title="1980 in Belgium">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_in_Belgium" title="1981 in Belgium">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_in_Belgium" title="1982 in Belgium">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_in_Belgium" title="1983 in Belgium">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_in_Belgium" title="1984 in Belgium">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_in_Belgium" title="1985 in Belgium">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_in_Belgium" title="1986 in Belgium">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_in_Belgium" title="1987 in Belgium">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_in_Belgium" title="1988 in Belgium">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_in_Belgium" title="1989 in Belgium">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_in_Belgium" title="1990 in Belgium">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_in_Belgium" title="1991 in Belgium">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_in_Belgium" title="1992 in Belgium">1992</a></li> 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title="2004 in Belgium">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_in_Belgium" title="2005 in Belgium">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_in_Belgium" title="2006 in Belgium">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_in_Belgium" title="2007 in Belgium">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_in_Belgium" title="2008 in Belgium">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_in_Belgium" title="2009 in Belgium">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_in_Belgium" title="2010 in Belgium">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_in_Belgium" title="2011 in Belgium">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_in_Belgium" title="2012 in Belgium">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_in_Belgium" title="2013 in Belgium">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_in_Belgium" title="2014 in Belgium">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_in_Belgium" title="2015 in Belgium">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_in_Belgium" title="2016 in Belgium">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_in_Belgium" title="2017 in Belgium">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_in_Belgium" title="2018 in Belgium">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_in_Belgium" title="2019 in Belgium">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_in_Belgium" title="2020 in Belgium">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_in_Belgium" title="2021 in Belgium">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_in_Belgium" title="2022 in Belgium">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_in_Belgium" title="2023 in Belgium">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_in_Belgium" title="2024 in Belgium">2024</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2025_in_Belgium" title="2025 in Belgium">2025</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="1942_in_Europe" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" 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