13.06.1945 – Vianden
VIANDEN: The number of deaths caused by mine explosions is horrifically increasing. Once again, 45-year-old Marcel Henkes from Luxembourg, head of a mine clearance team, and two of his workers were fatally struck by shrapnel while removing mines. Henkes was considered a specialist in mine clearance. He was the son of retired auxiliary police officer […]
28.09.1945 – Bauler/D
Ettelbrück. Last Friday, five members of the Ettelbrück bomb disposal team were killed in an accident while searching for mines near the village of Bauler, across the Our River. Two workers, Louis Berg and Nicolas Garson, were killed instantly. Grisius J.P. and Joseph Berg, a brother of the aforementioned Louis Berg, were taken to the […]
03.01.1946 – Irrel/D.
ECHERNACH: Five weeks ago, we celebrated a solemn thanksgiving service to honor the fortunate fact that God had returned all the children from abroad to our sorely troubled village. Our joy was not to remain unclouded for long. We were deeply saddened by the news that one of our best, Martin Sabus, had given his […]
14.08.1946 – Ettelbruck
Mohnen died as a result of the wounds he suffered on September 28, 1945, in Bauler.
20.03.1945 – Echternach
ECHERNACH: Mine explodes. A mine unexpectedly exploded, crushing the hand of Nik André, a young worker from Pfaffenthal, who was employed by the bomb disposal unit in Echternach. He also suffered leg injuries. An ambulance transported him to a hospital in Luxembourg.
14.04.1945 – Rosport
ROSPORT: 29-year-old Franz Fiedler, son of the late shoemaker Paul Fiedler from Luxembourg, struck a mine while disposing of ammunition in our village and was killed instantly. The victim, who previously worked as a master hairdresser on Bonneweger Street in Luxembourg, had recently joined the bomb disposal unit. His wife, Jeanne Wolff, predeceased him almost […]
10.03.1945 – Untereisenbach
Obituary: Pitty Fettes’ comrades and friends from Luxembourg received the shocking and sorrowful news of his tragic death on Saturday afternoon. Pitty cleared many Prussian mines, thereby saving countless lives. Day after day, he dedicated his barely 21 years to his homeland. With him, we lose a courageous colleague, and all who knew him will […]
