▁ ▁Like ▁other ▁parts ▁of ▁eastern ▁Belg ium , ▁Belg ian ▁Lim burg ▁came ▁under ▁German ▁dom ination ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁phases ▁of ▁both ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War ▁and ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War , ▁Lim burg ▁and ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁Belg ium ▁was ▁joined ▁together ▁with ▁some ▁" G erman ic " ▁parts ▁of ▁Northern ▁France ▁under ▁the ▁military ▁administration ▁of ▁" Bel g ium ▁and ▁Northern ▁France ". ▁This ▁was ▁unlike ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁and ▁Norway , ▁where ▁non - mil it ary ▁pu ppet ▁govern ments ▁were ▁installed . ▁The ▁event ual ▁Naz i ▁plan ▁was ▁that ▁Lim burg ▁would ▁become ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Gre ater ▁German ic ▁Reich . ▁ ▁Belg ian ▁Lim burg ▁became ▁officially ▁F lem ish ▁when ▁all ▁provinces ▁in ▁Belg ium ▁came ▁under ▁control ▁of ▁lingu ist ically ▁defined ▁institution al ▁regions ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁In ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁Vo eren , ▁surrounded ▁by ▁French ▁speaking ▁parts ▁of ▁Belg ium , ▁and ▁having ▁a ▁significant ▁population ▁of ▁French ▁speak ers , ▁this ▁was ▁not ▁without ▁controvers y . ▁ ▁Only ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁created ▁a ▁bishop ric ▁of ▁Hass elt , ▁separate ▁form ▁the ▁bishop ric ▁of ▁Li ège . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁History ▁of ▁Fland ers ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁Category : L im burg ▁( Bel g ium ) ▁Category : History ▁of ▁Belg ian ▁Lim burg <0x0A> </s> ▁Events ▁from ▁the ▁year ▁