13.02.1946 – Untereisenbach
UNTEREISENBACH: The Mathias Christ family suffered a devastating tragedy. On Wednesday afternoon, while their 27-year-old son, Jacques Christ, was working as a road worker, a violent explosion occurred. A mine had detonated, inflicting such severe head injuries on Jacques Christ that he died during transport to the Ettelbrück hospital. The family has received widespread sympathy. […]
26.03.1945 – Untereisenbach
UNTEREISENBACH: Time and again: playing with weapons. Nine-year-old Albert Bettel found a rifle here. As he was handling it, a shot suddenly went off, hitting his friend, also nine-year-old Josef Stelmes, in the neck. Stelmes was dead within minutes.
18.04.1945 – Untereisenbach
UNTEREISENBACH: Two local farmers, Jakob and Peter Dimmer, father and son, drove over a landmine on their way to work. The landmine exploded, killing them both instantly. (April 18, 1945) Many friends and acquaintances from the village and the surrounding area attended the funeral. Father Dimmer was the long-serving president of the dairy cooperative and […]
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 […]
