Wiltz pays respects to courageous strikers
August 31 is an important date not just for Wiltz, but for all of Luxembourg: on that fateful date back in 1942, a group of Luxembourgers rebelled under Nazi occupation. And they paid dearly for it.
(AF/NG) August 31 is an important date not just for Wiltz, but for all of Luxembourg: on that fateful date back in 1942, a group of Luxembourgers rebelled under Nazi occupation. And they paid dearly for it.
On Wednesday, the city of Wiltz gathered around the national strike monument, erected in 1956 to memorialise those brave individuals who stood up against the Nazi oppressors. The monument will be restored by next year in time for the occasion of the 75th commemoration of the event.
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