La Libre Belgique during World War II

During World War II, La Libre Belgique (French; literally The Free Belgium) was one of the most notable underground newspapers published in German-occupied Belgium. This was partly a result of the success of a newspaper with the same title that had been produced in German-occupied Belgium during World War I. Though a number of editions appeared in 1940 and 1941, the most enduring La Libre Belgique published during the World War II was the so-called "Peter Pan" edition which ran to 85 issues with a circulation of 10,000 to 30,000 each.

La Libre Belgique originated as a newspaper called Le Patriote (The Patriote) founded in 1884. Following the German invasion of Belgium in 1914, Le Patriote was prohibited by the German occupation autorities. It was revived in 1915 as an underground newspaper, produced illegally without German censorship, under the name La Libre Belgique (literally, The Free Belgium). During World War I, a total of 171 issues were produced and the newspaper became famous as an example of Belgian resistance.

After the German invasion and occupation of Belgium in May 1940, the name La Libre Belgique was revived by a number of underground newspapers produced in occupied Belgium, especially in the first months of the war.

In the summer of 1940, a number of alternative La Libre Belgique titles appeared independently of one another, such as La Libre Belgique ressuscitée en 1940. Other editions included:

The most important La Libre Belgique, however, was founded in Brussels by two lawyers, Paul Struye and Robert Logelain in August 1940. It is generally known as La Libre Belgique de Peter Pan after the fictional name of the editor given on the paper's masthead. It was produced by supporters of the centre-right Catholic Party and many of the people involved in its production came from legal and financial circles within Brussels. It soon became associated with the "Zero" resistance group. The newspaper was pro-British and supported both Belgian government in exile and King Leopold III.

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