Eupen in Liège, Wallonia, Belgium — Northwestern Europe

Willy Mommer, Sr. and Willy Mommer, Jr.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, May 27, 2024

1. Willy Mommer, Sr. and Willy Mommer, Jr. Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Willy Mommer Sen.
1882-1943
Willy Mommer Jun.
1921-1972
Komponisten u. Chorleiter
lebten u. wirkten in diesem hause
Ihr musikalisches Schaffen
machte Eupen in weiten
landen bekannt
Die Stadt dankt dafür

(English translation:)
Willy Mommer, Sr. (1882-1943) and Willy Mommer, Jr. (1921-1972), composers and choir directors, lived and worked in this house. Their musical work made Eupen famous in many countries. The City is grateful for this.

Erected 1982 by Stadt Eupen.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical date for this entry is December 12, 1921.

Location. 50° 37.955′ N, 6° 2.24′ E. Marker is in Eupen, Région Wallonne (Wallonia), in Liège. It is on Gospertstraße, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Gospertstraße 89, Eupen, Région Wallonne 4700, Belgium. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Europe,

the European Union,

Atlantic Europe,

the Benelux Low Countries,

the Schengen Area,

Western Europe,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire

and specifically also the Holy Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Ehemaliger Schererwinkel / Former Shearing Workshop (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Ehemaliges Kaufmannshaus / Former Merchant’s House

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(approx. half a kilometer away); Kirche „Zur Unbefleckten Empfängnis“ / Church “of the Immaculate Conception” (approx. half a kilometer away); Eupener Bierbrauerei / Brasserie Eupenoise / Eupener Brouwerij / Eupener Brewery (approx. half a kilometer away); Klösterchen / Little Convent (approx. half a kilometer away); Rathaus / City Hall (approx. half a kilometer away); Clermont-sur-Berwinne (approx. 11.2 kilometers away); Clermont WWI and WWII Memorial (approx. 11.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Eupen.

Also see . . . Willy Mommer (Wikipedia, in German).

Overview (in translation): Willy Mommer, Junior (* 12 December 1921 in Eupen/Belgium; † 25 August 1972 in the same place) was a Belgian pianist and organist, choir and orchestra conductor, composer and music teacher as well as concert organizer. As a member of the Belgian Resistance in the Second World War, he made a name for himself as a resistance fighter against the National Socialist regime.

Resistance: As early as 1940, Mommer had joined the Belgian resistance network TEGAL within the Résistance and worked for them from October 1940 until the end of
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, May 27, 2024

2. Willy Mommer, Sr. and Willy Mommer, Jr. Marker - wide view
The marker is visible here beneath the blue overhang.
the war. From his deployment locations in Münster, Cologne-Wahn (via couriers from the French resistance network ZERO) and Belzig (by radio using a special technology), he transmitted war-critical information to the Belgian resistance and the British Secret Intelligence Service. In April 1945, he was arrested in Berlin on suspicion of espionage, but managed to avoid conviction. The Belgian historian Emmanuel Debruyne later described Mommer as probably the most productive East Belgian Wehrmacht soldier in the service of the Tégal resistance network.

(Submitted on June 1, 2024.)

Credits. This page was last revised on June 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 1, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 130 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 1, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.