Luxembourg Resistance

E90825

The Luxembourg Resistance was a network of underground groups in Luxembourg that opposed Nazi occupation during World War II through intelligence gathering, sabotage, and support for Allied forces.

Aliases (1)

Statements (33)
Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II resistance movement
resistance movement
activity forgery of documents
helping forced labor conscripts to evade service
intelligence gathering
sabotage
sheltering fugitives
support for Allied forces
underground press
aftermath contributed to postwar narrative of national resistance in Luxembourg
aim restoration of Luxembourgish independence
support of Allied war effort
conflict World War II
country Luxembourg
hasPart various local resistance groups
ideology Luxembourgish nationalism
location Luxembourg City
rural areas of Luxembourg
notableForm clandestine organizations
underground networks
opposed German occupation of Luxembourg
Nazi Germany
opposedPolicy Germanization of Luxembourg
conscription of Luxembourgers into the Wehrmacht
partOf European anti-Nazi resistance
recognizedAs important element of Luxembourg’s World War II history
significantEvent general strike of August 1942 in Luxembourg
startTime 1940
usedLanguage French
German
Luxembourgish
victimOf Gestapo repression
arrests and deportations

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
European resistance movements
included
Liberation of Luxembourg ("Luxembourgish resistance")
participant

Please wait…