Military Administration in Belgium and North France

Infobox Former Subdivision
native_name = "Militärverwaltung in Belgien und Nordfrankreich"
conventional_long_name = Military Administration in Belgium and North France
common_name = Netherlands
continent = Europe
status = Military Administration
empire = Germany
status_text = Military Administration of Germany
era = World War II
year_start = 1940
event_start = Military occupation
date_start =
year_end = 1944
event_end =
date_end =
p1 = Belgium
flag_p1 = Flag of Belgium.svg
p2 = French Third Republic
flag_p2 = Flag of France.svg
s1 = Belgium
flag_s1 = Flag of Belgium.svg
s2 = Provisional Government of the French Republic
flag_s2 = Flag of France.svg

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symbol = Coat of Arms of Germany
capital = Brussels
common_languages = Flemish, French, German
leader1 = Gerd von Rundstedt
year_leader1 = 1940
leader2 = Alexander von Falkenhausen
year_leader2 = 1940-1944
title_leader = Military CommanderThe Military Administration in Belgium and North France ("Militärverwaltung in Belgien und Nordfrankreich") was an interim occupation authority established by Nazi Germany. It remained in existence until 1944. The region was subject to Germanization policies and the Nazi administration was assisted by fascist Flemish and French collaborationists. In binational Belgian territory, the predominantly French region of Wallonia, had the collaborationist Rexists provided aide to the Nazis while in Flemish-populated Flanders, the Flemish National Union also supported the Nazis.

In Northern France, the German occupiers began a campaign of subjugation and forced Germanization. Sections of Northern France were off limits for any French person to go into, as these areas were intended for eventual German colonization. Further, the German Reichsmark was artificially manipulated so that one Reichsmark equalled 20 Francs, making it extremely difficult to purchase goods, as well as that the citizens Northern France received little supplies or support from the German occupiers resulting in malnutrition and squalid conditions. The clear Germanization policies could be seen with the establishment of German road signs in Paris.