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1940
May
28
Belgium capitulates
At 4 a.m. on 28 May 1940 the Belgian Army laid down its arms. Leopold III, defying his government, stayed as a prisoner; his ministers fought on from France.
July
05
Huysmans and Jaspar in London
On 5 July 1940 Camille Huysmans and Marcel-Henri Jaspar set up a Belgian National Committee in London to fight on. The British did not recognise it.
November
21
Belgium declares war on Italy
In November 1940 Pierlot’s government in London declared Belgium at war with Italy. The cause was Italian bombers operating from Belgian airfields.
1944
September
21
Prince Charles becomes Regent of Belgium
On 21 September 1944 Prince Charles, brother of Leopold III, deported by the Germans, was sworn in as Regent of Belgium. The royal dispute had only begun.