Data

Currently, the platform contains information on more than 42,000 individuals, representing about a quarter of the resistance members. These are individuals for whom a file related to the Intelligence and Action services was created by the State Security. For privacy protection reasons, this data concerns only individuals whose birth date (more than 100 years ago) or date of death is known. New data will be regularly added, including information from other types of files preserved by the State Archives, related to the status of resistance members from the clandestine press, civilian resistance, and armed resistance. Ultimately, information from more than 350,000 individual files, representing between 150,000 and 170,000 people (or their beneficiaries), will be made available online. For more details, consult the FAQ.

Several ways to access this data are available, each tailored to specific needs:

A/ Search by Name

Are you looking for specific information? Use the main search bar to look for the name of a person, an organization, or an archive collection and access their complete descriptive record.

Examples :

• Record of the resistance member Andrée De Jongh
• Record related to the Comet escape line.

B/ Search by Location

Are you conducting research on the resistance in a specific region? Opt for a search by location and access tables listing people residing in a specific region during or shortly after World War II.

• Search by location

C/ In-depth search (SPARQL)

Are you studying the resistance in Belgium and want to explore the data in more depth? Discover the basics of the SPARQL language, which allows you to perform complex and customized searches by cross-referencing the various information available on the platform. Reserved for advanced use, these queries allow for the analysis of larger datasets or to establish links between different types of information.

• SPARQL Query Examples
• [SPARQL Tutorial - link to come]

D/ Machine Access (API)

Access the data via our API for integration into your applications or systems.

• API Documentation