Belgian Congo (HM6)

Belgian Congo under General-governor Pierre Ryckmans is by far the biggest colony of . The country with somewhat more than 10 Million inhabitants (only about 20,000 of them are Belgians) has huge reserves of and , especially in Katanga in the South-East; besides, its and Palm oil plantations are important.
The Roman-Catholic Missionaries have strong influence, they control the whole Education system and the biggest part of the health system.
Since the Mother country has been overran by the , the colony stays under the Exil government in , which still administrates it. The Force Publique under Major General Auguste Gilliaert is standing at the Sides of the Allies as well. That's why three brigades of it were sent to Abyssinia alongside British forces to fight in June 1940, when the latter had declared war.
Category:Congo
Category:Belgium (HM6)
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