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Marie Heffenisch
Nathalie Marie Olga Heffenisch (also referred to as Maria and Marie Carmes-Heffenisch; 14 October 1902 – 9 January 1985) was a Luxembourg Human rights defender, human rights activist. She was arrested and sent to a women's prison camp for using a hotel as an underground hub for illegal newspapers and escapees during the Nazi Germany, Nazi Regime. Career Heffenisch was born on 14 October 1902 in Colmar-Berg. She moved to Dudelange in 1932 and took over Hôtel Hengesch, which was later used as a transshipment point for the Luxembourg Freedom Federation (LFB). She swiftly made the hotel an underground hub for illegal newspapers and escapees. She was caught on 17 June 1944 and deported to Ravensbrück concentration camp. Upon her liberation, on 24 April 1945, she was awarded the "Resistance Medal, Médaille de l'Ordre de la Resistance." Heffenisch died on 9 January 1985. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Heffenisch, Marie French Resistance members 1902 births 1985 deaths ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luxembourg
Luxembourg, officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is a landlocked country in Western Europe. It is bordered by Belgium to the west and north, Germany to the east, and France on the south. Its capital and most populous city, Luxembourg City, is one of the four institutional seats of the European Union and hosts several EU institutions, notably the Court of Justice of the European Union, the highest judicial authority in the EU. As part of the Low Countries, Luxembourg has close historic, political, and cultural ties to Belgium and the Netherlands. Luxembourg's culture, people, and languages are greatly influenced by France and Germany: Luxembourgish, a Germanic language, is the only recognized national language of the Luxembourgish people and of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg; French is the sole language for legislation; and both languages along with German are used for administrative matters. With an area of , Luxembourg is Europe's seventh-smallest count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |