Gare in Luxembourg, — Western Europe
Female Conscripted Labor Memorial
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, February 5, 2025
1. Female Conscripted Labor Memorial Marker
Am Zweete Weltkrich sinn 3614 jonk lëtzebuerger Frae vun den Nazien an de „Reichsarbeitsdienst“ gezwonge ginn. Zum gréissten Deel goufe si vun dëser Gare aus an Däitschland transportéiert. 58 Frae sinn an der friemd gestuerwen.
Au cours de la seconde guerre mondiale, 3614 jeunes femmes luxembourgeoises furent forcées par les nazis au service du travail obligatoire. Elles sont pour la plupart parties de cette gare vers l'Allemagne. 58 d'entre elles sont décédées en terre étrangère.
During the Second World War, 3,614 young Luxembourg women were conscripted into forced labour by the Nazis. Most of them left this station for Germany. 58 of them died in foreign lands.
Erected 2020.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, World II • Women.
Location. 49° 35.988′ N, 6° 8.035′ E. Memorial is in Luxembourg. It is in Gare. It can be reached from Place de la Gare. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: Place de la Gare 13, Luxembourg 1616, Luxembourg.
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Regionally, it is in Europe, the European Union, 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 walking distance of this marker: Jewish Deportation Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Lucien Do Rego (within shouting distance of this marker); Luxembourg Armed Forces Memorial (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); Corps de la Garde-Ducale / Grand Ducal Guard (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); Monument National de la Solidarité Luxembourgeoise / National Monument of Luxembourg Solidarity (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); Villa Pauly Holocaust Memorial (approx. 0.9 kilometers away); Villa Pauly Nazi Terror Memorial (approx. 0.9 kilometers away); Kaddish Monument (approx. one kilometer away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Luxembourg.
More about this memorial. The memorial is located in the waiting area outside and south of the main entrance to the station. It is not visible from the street.
Also see . . . Gedenkplack fir d'Lëtzebuerger Fraen am Reichsarbeitsdienst (Wikipedia, in Luxembourish).
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, February 5, 2025
2. Female Conscripted Labor Memorial - wide view
The plaque is visible on the right.
… It commemorates that during World War II, the Nazis deported 3,614 Luxembourgish girls and women, mainly from the city station, to Germany, where they had to work in the Reich Labor Service (RAD) or the War Aid Service (KHD).(Submitted on February 9, 2025.)
The plaque was unveiled as part of the National Day of Commemoration on 18 October 2020 by Grand Duke Henri in the presence of Prime Minister Xavier Bettel and Maisy Ginter-Bonicchaux. Maisy Bonicchaux is one of the survivors who was forced to perform "honorary service to the German people".
Photographed by GilPe (via Wikipedia Commons under CC 4.0 license), October 18, 2020
3. Female Conscripted Labor memorial plaque unveiling
Credits. This page was last revised on February 9, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 9, 2025, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 90 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 9, 2025, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
