Belgisch Dagblad

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Het Belgisch Dagblad ('The Belgian Daily') was a Dutch-language daily newspaper published in The Hague, Netherlands, from 1915 to 1918. [1] Het Belgisch Dagblad was the organ of the Flemish Patriotic League, an organization of Flemish residents in the Netherlands who defended the notion of a unitary Belgian state. The newspaper repeatedly declared its loyalty to the government in Le Havre.

History

The first issue was published on 15 September 1915. [2] [3] Initially the newspaper was run by Modeste Terwagne  [ nl ], but Léonce du Castillon later took over the helm. [2] The last issue of Het Belgisch Dagblad was published on 31 December 1918. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Koninklijke Biblotheek. Belgisch Dagblad
  2. 1 2 Lancken Wakenitz, Oscar H. von der, and Michaël Amara. Gouverner en Belgique occupée: Oscar von der Lancken-Wakenitz - rapports d'activité 1915 - 1918 . Bruxelles [u.a.]: Lang, 2004. pp. 280-281
  3. ↑ Schepens, Luc. Albert Ier et le gouvernement Broqueville, 1914-1918: aux origines de la question communautaire . Paris: Duculot, 1983. p. 193
  4. ↑ Leroy, Marie. La presse belge en Belgique libre et à l'étranger en 1918 . Louvain: Nauwelaerts, 1971. p. 15
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