Foreign relations of Vichy France policy of keeping 2 million French prisoners of war in Germany, effectively as hostages. Although Vichy France was nominally in control of all of France--apart from Alsace Lorraine--in practice the Germans controlled over half of the country, including the northern and western coasts, the industrial northeast, and the Paris region. The Petain government in Vichy controlled the rest until October 1942, when Germany took it all over. At that point, the Vichy regime became entirely a puppet of the German occupiers. Germany wanted food, minerals, and industrial productions, as well as volunteers to work in German factories. Vichy was allowed
German occupation of Belgium during World War II collaborate with the Germans and soon became the biggest group in Flanders, gaining many members after disbanded in 1941 and after fusing with the Flemish wing of the nationwide Fascist . There was also an organisation, the ("German-Flemish Work Community", known by its acronym DeVlag), which advocated Nazi-style anti-clericalism and the inclusion of Flanders into Germany itself. During the occupation in World War I, the Germans had favoured the Flemish area of the country in the so-called "Flamenpolitik", supporting Flemish cultural and political movements. This policy was continued during World War II, as the military government encouraged Flemish Movement parties,