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| | A Brief Historical Survey of the war years in Luxembourg (1940-1945) |
 | | During the Western campaign, and until the capitulation of France, German military troops and logistics were channeled through Luxembourg, martial law having once again been imposed on the population. |
 | | The name of Luxembourg ceased to exist; from then on the country was called: "Gau Moselland," (Moselle country district), with - at its head- a high ranking Nazi official, the "Gauleiter," whose primary task was to ‘germanize’ the Luxembourg population. |
 | | German law was imposed, the use of the native language (Lëtzebuergesch) was forbidden, French-sounding names were converted; the Nazis had started a vast campaign to indoctrinate the Luxembourgers, making them believe they were ethnic Germans and luring them "Heim ins Reich" (home to Mother Country). |
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