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1940
May
11
Germany occupies Luxembourg
On 10 May 1940 Guderian's three panzer divisions crossed neutral Luxembourg. The Grand Duchess and government fled to France; by 11 May it was occupied.
August
01
The war of the pins in Luxembourg
In August 1940 Luxembourgers pinned badges with the red lion and the Grand Duchess’s portrait to their lapels in answer to Gauleiter Simon’s Germanisation.
1941
October
10
The Luxembourg census
On 10 October 1941 Gauleiter Simon meant a census to prove Luxembourgers were Germans. The answer “three times Luxembourgish” made him abandon it.
1942
August
31
The general strike in Luxembourg
On 31 August 1942 Luxembourgers struck against Gauleiter Simon's conscription into the Wehrmacht. The Germans executed 21 of the strikers.
1944
September
05
The Benelux Customs Convention
On 5 September 1944 in London the exiled governments of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg signed a customs convention that gave rise to Benelux.
10
The liberation of Luxembourg
On 10 September 1944 the US 5th Armored Division entered Luxembourg City. The Germans left without a fight, and Prince Felix returned with the Americans.
December
18
Bastogne surrounded
On 18 December 1944 the race for Bastogne was on as the 10th Armored and 101st Airborne Divisions converged on it. The ring closed on 20–21 December.