Belgisch Dagblad

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, later Léonce du Castillon 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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