Permanent year factsheet

Belgium in 1939

Historical records for Belgium in 1939, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

5Records
5Events
5Named people
1Places
3Categories

Historical records

February

22 February 1939End of First Paul-Henri Spaak GovernmentPaul-Henri Spaak

Brussels · Government / Government of Belgium

The First Paul-Henri Spaak Government ends in Brussels, concluding this period as Prime Minister of Belgium.

22 February 1939Hubert Pierlot GovernmentHubert Pierlot

Brussels · Government / Government of Belgium

Begins the Hubert Pierlot Government in Brussels and serves as Prime Minister of Belgium.

November

7 November 1939Peace MediationLeopold III

Warfare / World War, 2nd

Appeals for peace & offers to mediate

Other Events

1939Commander in ChiefMaxime Weygand

Warfare / Military

Appointed Commander in Chief in the Near East for France

1939Foreign Secretary of BelgiumPaul Henri-Charles Spaak

Government / Government of Belgium

Appointed Foreign Secretary, 1st term

Names involved

Hubert PierlotLeopold IIIMaxime WeygandPaul Henri-Charles SpaakPaul-Henri Spaak

Places involved

Brussels

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.