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\"Drapeau\u00a0<\/strong>Espionnite<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\"Drapeau\u00a0<\/strong>SPY MANIA<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\"drapeau\u00a0<\/strong>Madness<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Belgium, At the threshold of the first world conflict, accuse un retard consid\u00e9rable en mati\u00e8re de contre-espionnage militaire. Si quelques affaires d\u2019espions \u00e9trangers actifs sur le sol belge agitent la presse de la Belle Epoque, peu d\u2019instruments permettent de contrer leur activit\u00e9. Ce n\u2019est en effet que le 4 ao\u00fbt 1914, jour de l\u2019invasion allemande, que le parlement vote enfin une loi r\u00e9primant l\u2019espionnage.<\/td>On the eve of World War I, Belgium is lagging significantly behind in respect of military counter-intelligence. Even though some cases of foreign spies active on Belgian soil hit the headlines of the newspapers of the Belle \u00c9poque, few measures existed to tackle the problem. Only on 4 August 1914, when Germany invaded Belgium, did the parliament pass a law against espionage.<\/td>Aan de vooravond van de Eerste Wereldoorlog hinkt Belgi\u00eb aanzienlijk achterop op het vlak van militaire contraspionage. Despite the fact that a number of cases of foreign espionage activities on Belgian territory get the newspaper during the Belle Epoque, there are few instruments available to stop these activities. Look after 4 augustus 1914, The Day of the German invasion of the Belgian territory, Parliament approves a law to combat espionage.<\/td><\/tr>

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Le Soir, Classified ads section, 17 april 1907 : parmi les retentissantes affaires d\u2019espionnage d\u2019avant-guerre, citons l\u2019affaire Theisen en 1907, the name of this Belgian journalist, responsible, in Belgium, de l\u2019espionnage allemand dirig\u00e9 contre la France. Pierre Theisen soutire des informations \u00e0 des militaires recrut\u00e9s par petites annonces.<\/em>
Le Soir, 17th April 1907: The Theisen case was one of the most notorious pre-war cases of espionage. In 1907, Pierre Theisen, a Belgian journalist, was responsible for German espionage against France. He obtained information from military recruited through ads.<\/em>
Le Soir, 17 april 1907: \u00e9\u00e9n van de beruchtste vooroorlogse spionagezaken is de zaak Theisen. In 1907 performs a Belgian journalist, Pierre Theisen Spionage activities for the Germans against France. He staples information from soldiers that he recruits through ads in the newspaper.<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

L\u2019invasion du pays va brutalement montrer les effets de cette impr\u00e9paration. L\u2019ultimatum du 2 ao\u00fbt provoque un fort sentiment antiallemand accompagn\u00e9 d\u2019un ph\u00e9nom\u00e8ne d\u2019espionnite : chaque Allemand prend les traits d\u2019un espion et les d\u00e9nonciations affluent \u00e0 la police. Dans les premiers jours d\u2019ao\u00fbt, le parquet ouvre par centaines des informations du chef d\u2019espionnage et de d\u00e9tention d\u2019appareil de t\u00e9l\u00e9graphie sans fil. You have to work day and night, Remember a Brussels magistrate, pour indaguer au sujet de tous les cas signal\u00e9s. Tr\u00e8s peu de plaintes aboutissent cependant devant les tribunaux militaires, la plupart \u00e9tant sans fondement. The real spies, quant \u00e0 eux, profitent de l\u2019inexp\u00e9rience des Belges et, Their mission accomplished, quittent le pays au d\u00e9but de la guerre.<\/span><\/td>The invasion of the country quickly highlighted the effects of this unpreparedness. The ultimatum of 2nd August 1914 aroused a strong anti-German sentiment mixed with a climate of spy mania: each German was seen as a spy, and the police were swamped with denunciations. In the first days of August, the Public Prosecutor Office launched hundreds of investigations on charges of espionage and ownership of wireless telegraphy systems. You had to work night and day to investigate all the reported cases, a Brussels judge declared. However, very few complaints made it to military courts, for most of them were unsubstantiated. As for true spies, once their missions accomplished, they took advantage of the Belgian lack of experience to leave the country at the beginning of the war.<\/span><\/td>The inexperience on military counterpionage is immediately clear at the invasion. The ultimatum of 2 augustus 1914 causes a climate of strong anti-German feelings that are accompanied by a espionage madness: Every German is regarded as a potential spy and reports come in from the police. During the first August days, the public prosecutor's office will open hundreds of investigations into espionage and the possession of wireless channels. \u201cWe moesten dag en nacht werken om alle gevallen te onderzoeken\u201d, a Brussels magistrate remembers. Yet few complaints find their way to the military courts because most of the end do not appear to be well -founded. The real spies gratefully make use of the inexperience of the Belgians and leave the country in time.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
\"Affichespymania\"<\/a><\/td>\"Laissezpasser\"<\/a><\/td><\/tr>

Poster : Des recommandations alarmistes quant \u00e0 la pr\u00e9sence d\u2019espions sont r\u00e9guli\u00e8rement affich\u00e9es dans les cantonnements ; certains soldats en d\u00e9velopp\u00e8rent une v\u00e9ritable psychose. <\/em><\/p>

Poster: Alarmist recommendations concerning the presence of spies were regularly displayed in the cantonments, which drove some soldiers into psychosis. <\/em><\/p>

Poster: Alarming guidelines concerning the presence of spies are hung in the barracks, that give many a soldier psychoses.<\/em><\/p>

(MRA-KLM)<\/em><\/p><\/td>

Let Charles Troupin pass, sign\u00e9 par le ministre de la Guerre (AGR). This low-scale crooking manages, peu avant l\u2019invasion, \u00e0 se faire enr\u00f4ler comme agent de renseignements belge. Pendant les journ\u00e9es chaotiques de l\u2019entr\u00e9e en guerre, il inonda la 2e Section d\u2019informations fantaisistes, avant d\u2019\u00eatre finalement confondu, puis fusill\u00e9 pour trahison par les autorit\u00e9s belges. <\/em><\/p>

Let Passe of Charles Troupin, signed by the minister of War (National Archives of Belgium). Shortly before the invasion, this petty crooked adventurer managed to be recruited as agent in the Belgian secret services. In the chaotic times following the beginning of the war, he swamped the 2d Section with fanciful information, before being arrested then shot on charges of treason. <\/em><\/p>

Lender from Charles Troupin, signed by the Minister of War (WE BUY): This insignificant scammer adventurer manages to be recruited as an agent at the Belgian intelligence service. In the chaotic period before the war, he floods the 2nd section with invented information. He is eventually arrested and then shot for betrayal by the Belgian authorities.<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Fantasies, inexp\u00e9rience des policiers en la mati\u00e8re, difficult\u00e9 \u00e0 \u00e9tablir les faits m\u00eame lorsque les pr\u00e9somptions sont s\u00e9rieuses\u2026 les t\u00e9moignages des autorit\u00e9s judiciaires convergent pour relater une exp\u00e9rience chaotique de l\u2019entr\u00e9e en guerre.<\/span><\/td>Fantasies, inexperienced police, difficulty to establish the facts even when the presumptions were strong\u2026 the judicial authorities agreed to say that the start of the war was a chaotic experience.<\/span><\/td>Madgares, inexperienced police services, difficulties in determining the facts even with strong suspicions,\u2026. Ensure that the judicial authorities agree that the beginning of the war is a chaotic experience.<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Apr\u00e8s des d\u00e9cennies d\u2019inertie, la cr\u00e9ation d\u2019un service sp\u00e9cialis\u00e9 dot\u00e9 des moyens n\u00e9cessaires pour surveiller les suspects, recueillir les d\u00e9nonciations et poursuivre les recherches se fait subitement imp\u00e9rieusement ressentir.<\/td>After decades of inertia, the creation of a specialised agency with the necessary means to monitor suspects, collect denunciations, and continue the investigations had suddenly become a paramount need.<\/td>After decades of Inertie, there is suddenly a strong need to set up specialized services, die beschikken over de nodige middelen om verdachten te \u2018surveilleren\u2019, to collect information and to conduct research.<\/td><\/tr>

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Arrestation d\u2019un espion par la garde civique bruxelloise<\/em>
Spy arrested by the Brussels Civic Guard<\/em>
Arrest of a spy through the Brussels civil guard<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
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