09.07.1947 – Dudelange
DÜDELINGEN: On Tuesday morning, the twelve-year-old son of steelworker Nicolas Bauer from Feldstrasse was playing with a hand grenade. At that moment, it exploded, tearing off the boy’s right hand. He also suffered horrific injuries all over his body. A family member immediately took the injured boy to the local hospital, where he died that […]
10.12.1918 – Dudelange
Dudelange. Another grenade explodes. Yesterday morning, the 14-year-old son of laborer Schneider was fiddling with some grenade casings filled with explosives in his parents’ apartment. He lit a match, and a spark fell into one of the casings. Alerted by a loud explosion, the neighbors rushed over and found Schneider lying motionless on the floor, […]
23.09.1941 – Dudelange
Dudelange. The local police report the following: Since the end of the war, residents of the town have been searching the fields of the Maginot Line in neighboring Lorraine for live ammunition. In several instances, some took the ammunition they found home and handled it recklessly. As a result, the ammunition ignited, causing serious injuries. […]
