Belgium - Military medal - Belgian resistance decoration for militias of the Independence Front 1940–1945 (Medal)

The Independence Front (OF / Front de l'Indépendance) was founded in the spring of 1941 as a broad Belgian umbrella for the resistance. Although the initiative largely originated from the Communist Party of Belgium (KPB), citizens of all political and ideological persuasions joined to fight against the German occupier.
The organization had several branches, including the armed partisans (Partisans armés) and the Patriotic Militias (Milices patriotiques). These militias played a role, especially in the final phase of the war and shortly after liberation, in maintaining order, arresting collaborators, and protecting vital infrastructure.
This medal was issued after the war (often on the occasion of anniversaries of the resistance association) as an unofficial commemorative badge specifically for the veterans who were active within these militias. Because it is not an official state award established by the king, the reverse usually bears the bilingual name of the association itself.