The Grand Ducal decree of 24 February 1939 provided for yet another reorganization of the company of volunteers, its establishment being augmented to include.. 6 officers, 2 warrant officers, 2 staff sergeants, 12 sergeants, 24 corporals, 57 lance-corporals and 200 privates. The Grand Ducal decree of 15 September 1939 established a 125-strong corps of auxiliary volunteers which was attached to the company of volunteers.

When in 1940 the international situation further deteriorated on the eve of the Second World War, the Luxembourg Army comprised 13 officers and 255 gendarmes in the gendarmes company and the 425 men of the volunteers company augmented by the auxiliary volunteers.

Mam pytanie jak przedstawiały się  luksemburskie siły pancerne w przeddniu inwazji niemieckiej?

Jeśli chodzi o żandarmerię to gdzieś przeczytałem,że stoczyła ona krótką walkę w stolicy z Niemcami.Podczas tych walk poległo 11 Niemców zaś 18 zostało rannych.Straty luksemburskie wyniosły 7 zabitych i 9 rannych.

Jako, że ta sprawa mnie interesuje napisałem maila do The National Museum of Military History in Diekirch, Luxemburg. To jest odpowiedź, jaką dostałem:

Thanks for your interest in the subject.  I cannot confirm what you retrieved from the Internet regarding incidents on May 10, 1940 during the German invasion of Western European nations, incl. Luxembourg.  Fact is that – Luxembourg strictly in compliance with its neutrality act, did not engage in armed opposition to the German soldiers – only a few cases of self-defense firefights occurred, in which a handful of Luxembourg Gendarmes (State Police) and volunteer army soldiers were wounded.  Please click on our website:
http://www.luxembourg.co.uk/NMMH/

and look under Luxembourg – the war years 1940-1945 for more information, as well as on “Luxembourg army” and look for “Compagnie des Volontaires” ( http://www.nat-military-museum.lu/pageshtm...torsmessage.php ).

Thank you and kind regards,


Roland Gaul