Bigonville people
remembering
10 May 1940: German troopsm invade Luxembourg and around noon, they took quarters in the village
August 1940: German custom officers were stationed in Bigonville
1941: The Nazi Governmentwith Gauleiter Gustav Simon (Link to the Hollocaust History Project) installed. Nazi Parties: VDB, NSDAP
1942: Regulation to draft luxembourg citizens into the Wehrmacht: Bekanntmachung - Wehrdienst im Kreise Diekirch
Kriegserlebnisse 1942-1945 von Jos. Strotz (in German only)
On December 13 1944, about 250-300 american soldiers lived in the village. They were on a rest to pass the winter in Bigonville
The Battle of the Bulge as remembered by Mrs. Sophie Lion-Lutgen, Nic. Molitor, Paul Kettel, Jos. Thomas
1945: After the Bulge
4 civilians killed - 43 houses destroyed - 64 buildings damaged
The Grand Duchess visits liberated Bigonville 14 May 1945
1945-1947: German POW's working on the farms in Bigonville. At Flatzbour(Hof), 2 destroyed self propelled guns left there after the battle, were taken away in 1945
10 May 1940: German troopsm invade Luxembourg and around noon, they took quarters in the village
August 1940: German custom officers were stationed in Bigonville
1941: The Nazi Governmentwith Gauleiter Gustav Simon (Link to the Hollocaust History Project) installed. Nazi Parties: VDB, NSDAP
1942: Regulation to draft luxembourg citizens into the Wehrmacht: Bekanntmachung - Wehrdienst im Kreise Diekirch
Kriegserlebnisse 1942-1945 von Jos. Strotz (in German only)
On December 13 1944, about 250-300 american soldiers lived in the village. They were on a rest to pass the winter in Bigonville
The Battle of the Bulge as remembered by Mrs. Sophie Lion-Lutgen, Nic. Molitor, Paul Kettel, Jos. Thomas
1945: After the Bulge
4 civilians killed - 43 houses destroyed - 64 buildings damaged
The Grand Duchess visits liberated Bigonville 14 May 1945
1945-1947: German POW's working on the farms in Bigonville. At Flatzbour(Hof), 2 destroyed self propelled guns left there after the battle, were taken away in 1945