1942 Luxembourgish general strike information

The Luxembourgish general strike of 1942 was a manifestation of passive resistance when Luxembourg was occupied by Nazi Germany during World War II. The...

occupation. Milk Strike: Norwegian strike in September 1941 against rationing of milk. 1942 Luxembourgish general strike, 31 August 1942 against a German...

striking in solidarity with those in another particular workplace) and general strikes (widespread refusal of workers to work in an organized political campaign...

Wingert Luxembourg portal 1942 Luxembourgish general strike Battle of Vianden, the only major open battle fought between Luxembourgish resistance members and...

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Following the 1942 Luxembourgish general strike directed against the German occupier and a new directive that enrolled the Luxembourgish youth into the...

el Halfa Ridge and are forced to withdraw. August 31 – The 1942 Luxembourgish general strike is launched, to protest against forced conscription in Luxembourg...

Wehrmacht, which led to extensive resistance, culminating in a general strike in August 1942 against conscription. The Germanisation was facilitated by a...

times Luxembourgish’). Forced draft of the local population into the German army starting in 1942 resulted in the outbreak of numerous strikes, an event...

only light resistance, German troops quickly occupied Luxembourg. The Luxembourgish government, and Grand Duchess Charlotte, managed to escape the country...

Kunst“ (GEDELIT; Luxembourgish Society for German Literature and Art), was led from 1935 by Damian Kratzenberg. Kratzenberg, a Luxembourgish National Socialist...

Wiltz (Luxembourgish: Wolz [ˈvolts] or (locally) Wooltz [ˈvoːlts]) is a commune with town status in north-western Luxembourg, situated in the canton of...

Ernest Toussaint (6 March 1908 – 3 September 1942) was a Luxembourgish boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was born in Rumelange. Toussaint...

1942 and dismissed from his teaching post, but was released due to lack of evidence on 14 July 1942. He participated in organising the general strike...

compulsory military conscription into the Wehrmacht. In protest, a general strike broke out the next day and was ruthlessly suppressed by Simon who declared...

the days prior to the conference on the Munich Agreement. By the end of 1942, the BBC had started broadcasts in all major European languages. The Empire...

7 June 1942. The ELAS grew to become the largest resistance movement against the fascists in Greece. The Luxembourgish general strike of 1942 was a passive...

February 1942 – 10 February 1943 Continuous raids from Australian commandos against the occupying Japanese. Operation Chariot 28 March 1942 196 Royal...

their posts until the general strike of 1942.: 27  The Luxembourg board of directors of ARBED remained in place until March 1942, when it was replaced...

Jewish Mother, The Zack Files, Maximum Boy) (b. 1936) Arno J. Mayer, 97, Luxembourgish-born historian (b. 1926) December 19 Ed Budde, 83, football player (Kansas...

in Luxembourg. In August 1942, Germany fully annexed Luxembourg and attached it to Gau Moselland. The exiled Luxembourgish government meanwhile fled...

Maiden (German: Egon Schiele: Death and the Maiden) (2016) – Austrian-Luxembourgish biographical film based on the life of Egon Schiele Ek Thi Marium (Urdu:...

Erich Brandenberger, was assigned to the southernmost sector, near the Luxembourgish city of Echternach, with the task of protecting the flank. This Army...

Scottish, Welsh, English, Cherokee, German, Swiss, Polish, and possibly Luxembourgish ancestry. His mother nearly died during her 73-hour labor with him....

on strike on 16 June 1953, to demand a reduction in recent work-quota increases. They called for a general strike the next day, 17 June. The general strike...

politics, he grew up and attended school in Luxembourg City, speaking Luxembourgish as his mother tongue. Schuman's secondary schooling from 1896 to 1903...