Secret Army

The Secret Army (Armée Secrète or AS, Geheim Leger, GL) was the largest group within the Belgian Resistance active during the German occupation of Belgium during World War II.Founded in August 1940 as the Belgian Legion, the Secret Army changed its name on a number of occasions during its existence, adopting its final appellation in June 1944.Politically, the group was dominated by right-wing conservatives and royalists and incorporated many former officers from the defeated Belgian Army.Though relations were sometimes strained, the Secret Army enjoyed the closest relations with the Belgian government in exile in London of any large resistance movement.