On 14 January 1941, the former Belgian cabinet minister Victor de Laveleye, known for inventing the V for Victory campaign, became the announcer on Radio Belgique and began encouraging the use of the V Symbol in occupied Belgium.[1][6] He was responsible for inventing one of the station's most notable slogans, "We will get them, the Boches".[note 1][7] In 1942, Charles de Gaulle gave a speech on Radio Belgique, celebrating Franco-Belgian friendship.[8]