Nazi occupationPostal workers who resisted Nazi conscription remembered 84 years on

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POST Luxembourg has commemorated the postal workers who joined the 1942 strike against forced conscription, several of whom were later imprisoned, deported, or executed.

Published: 01.09.26 08:43

In August 1942, Luxembourg was under Nazi occupation, and the introduction of forced conscription into the Wehrmacht sparked a wave of strikes and resistance across the country.

POST Luxembourg staff gathered in Cloche d'Or on Monday at the "A nos Héros et Martyrs" (To Our Heroes and Martyrs) memorial plaque to commemorate the postal workers who took part in the 1942 strike against Nazi forced conscription and those who were later persecuted or killed for their resistance.

On 30 August 1942, Gauleiter Gustav Simon announced the introduction of compulsory service in the Wehrmacht for Luxembourg men born between 1920 and 1924. In protest against the forced conscription of around 15,000 Luxembourgers, a strike began in Wiltz before spreading to the capital and the south of the country.

Commemoration of postal workers' strike WWII (31 August 2026)

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In Luxembourg City, postal workers Nicky Konz and Jean Schroeder, both aged 28, were among the first to be arrested. They were executed at the Hinzert concentration camp on 3 and 4 September 1942 respectively.

In total, 22 postal workers were deported to concentration camps, six of whom died. A further 10 were imprisoned, with two failing to survive their detention.