WARLUX - Soldiers and their communities in WWII: The impact and legacy of war experiences in Luxembourg

The Warlux website, focusing on wartime experiences of young Luxembourgish men who served in the German labour service and armed forces during World War II, is now online.

Eine kurze Anleitung und Empfehlungen

Conducting research at the National WWII Museum in New Orleans with a specific focus on the role of Luxembourg during World War II.

A report by Nina Janz.

A look back on the Forum Z 'Lokalgeschichte ganz nah. Persönliche Kriegserfahrungen in Schifflingen' (Personal war experiences in Schifflange).

Report of the international conference held on 26-28 October 2022 at the University of Luxembourg.

Die Auswirkungen der nationalsozialistischen Besatzung und der Zwangsrekrutierung auf das Leben der Einwohner*innen von Schifflingen.

International conference organised by the C²DH WARLUX team.

A short report of the 2nd ‘War Letters’ workshop in Belval, Luxembourg.

Nina Janz took the long way to Texas to present the topic of Project Warlux to an international audience of military historians.

Impressions of building a community around people working on the digitization of historical ‘egodocuments’ using Transkribus.

In connection with the WARLUX research project, this conference focuses on the impact of war experiences on non-German nationals serving in the Nazi German armed forces and labour organisations. It will be held on 26-28 October 2022 at the University of Luxembourg.

Report of the WARLUX workshop from 14 October 2021.

Together with students, the WARLUX team researches the personal side of the history of Luxembourgers, born between 1920 and 1927, who were enrolled into German services during the Second World War. To uncover the individual experiences of these men, women and families, the team of WARLUX collects ego documents and personal interviews of this generation. As one of the last surviving witnesses, Madame Jacoby-Sheehan welcomed Dr Nina Janz and Cristina Sobral to talk about her war experience.

Workshop organised by the WARLUX project team.

The ongoing project WARLUX aims to study the biographies of young Luxembourgers, born between 1920 and 1927, who were drafted by the Nazi German authorities for the Labour Service (Reichsarbeitsdienst) and the German Army (Wehrmacht).

Research seminar with Nina Janz, Michel R. Pauly, Sarah Maya Vercruysse.