Luxembourgish Red Lion Lëtzeburger Ro'de Lé'w (LRL) was one of the most famous Luxembourgish Resistance groups during World War II. It was founded in October 1941 in Hautcharage

Hautcharage

Hautcharage is a small town in the commune of Bascharage, in south-western Luxembourg. , the town has a population of 1,463.Hautcharage used to be home to a football club, Jeunesse Hautcharage, which won the Luxembourg Cup in 1971...

 and was active during World War II especially in the South, West and centre of the country. In March 1944, the L.R.L. became one of the founders of the Union of Freedom organizations (UNION).

The main activities of the LRL were to hide people from the German Gestapo

Gestapo

The Gestapo was the official secret police of Nazi Germany. Beginning on 20 April 1934, it was under the administration of the SS leader Heinrich Himmler in his position as Chief of German Police...

 and to bring them safely to France. The LRL also distributed patriotic flyers to encourage the Luxembourgish population to continue resistance against the Germans.

One of the LRL's most famous hiding places was the Bunker Hondsbësch in Nidderkuer

Niederkorn

Niederkorn , sometimes spelled Niedercorn, is a town in the commune of Differdange, in south-western Luxembourg. , the town has a population of 3,044.The town lies on the Chiers river , from which it takes its name...

. 122 Luxembourgian boys who refused to serve in the German Wehrmacht

Wehrmacht

The Wehrmacht – from , to defend and , the might/power) were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the Heer , the Kriegsmarine and the Luftwaffe .-Origin and use of the term:...

 and other political refugees survived the war hidden in this hiding place.

Literature

• Hoffmann, Serge: Le mouvement de résistance LVL au Luxembourg, Archives nationales, 2004, 158 S.
• Muller, Carlo: Luxemburg im 2. Weltkrieg, Geschichte für die Primärschule, (um Internet: Referenz um Spaweck), Luxemburg, 1997