The current project WARLUX aims to study the biographies of young Luxembourgers, born between 1920 and 1927, who were drafted by the German Nazi authorities for Labour Service (Reichsarbeitsdienst) and the German Army (Wehrmacht). The conscription of young Luxembourgers is mostly displayed in documents, starting from police, enrolment registration records by regional authorities, lists of … Continue reading LETTERS AS SOURCES? BETWEEN FRONTLINE AND PENCIL – PERSONAL EXPERIENCES OF LUXEMBOURGERS DURING WWII IN NAZI LABOUR AND ARMED SERVICES
Author: Nina Janz
Tales of Crime and Murder. Court cases in the archival collection of the National Archives in Luxembourg
The documents from the Luxembourgish justice authorities, especially from the "cour d'assise", tell stories about blood and thunder, murder and thieves, but also reveal stories about people, their personal histories, and their struggles in everyday life. Image 1: Drawing - Act of crime ANLux CT1112 Jean Z. - Accused of attempted murder, 1903 One night in … Continue reading Tales of Crime and Murder. Court cases in the archival collection of the National Archives in Luxembourg
Start of “WARLUX”
Soldiers and their communities in WWII: The impact and legacy of war experiences in Luxembourg - at C2DH, University of Luxembourg More than 10,000 Luxembourgish soldiers and recruits and an unknown number of Luxembourgish men and women wore German uniforms during WWII in armed forces and civil organizations, such as the Wehrmacht, Waffen-SS, armed police … Continue reading Start of “WARLUX”
One battlefield, two memories 3/3
The Soviet war cemetery on Sinyavinsky Heights 3/3 The defense of the city of Leningrad and the fight against the German Wehrmacht cost millions of Soviet soldiers their lives.[i] During the war, the Red Army buried its soldiers in anti-tank ditches or in temporary graves; later, the graves were marked with a simple stake and a … Continue reading One battlefield, two memories 3/3
One battlefield, two memories 2/3
The German War Cemetery in Sologubovka In the village of Sologubovka, beside the river Neva and the Soviet war cemetery on Sinyavinsky Heights, rest the German Wehrmacht soldiers that died during the siege of Leningrad, in the Second World War. [i] The old Russian Orthodox church in the village was used during the war by the Wehrmacht … Continue reading One battlefield, two memories 2/3
One Battlefield, two Memories: The Resting Places of Soviet and German Soldiers of the Second World War in former Leningrad (1/3)
Impressions from a past research journey in 2016 and 2017 Fifty-six million people died during the Second World War; civilians, soldiers, and partisans. Every state and nation mourns and remembers their dead through monuments, remembrance days, authentic sites of memory, and cemeteries. Soldiers, as the largest group of the war dead, are glorified, victimized, or condemned. The cemeteries and mass graves that … Continue reading One Battlefield, two Memories: The Resting Places of Soviet and German Soldiers of the Second World War in former Leningrad (1/3)
Graves of German WWII Soldiers
Dissertation - Abstract German Military Cemetery, Besedino/Kursk, Russia GERMAN SOLDIERS GRAVES OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR BETWEEN HERO GLORIFICATION AND A SIGN OF RECONCILIATION – CULTURAL HISTORICAL CASE STUDIES ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE TREATMENT OF THE DEATH IN WAR Ten cultural-historical case studies investigate how deaths in war were dealt with based on soldier … Continue reading Graves of German WWII Soldiers
Workcamp “Zwischen Wolgawogen und Westfälischer Bucht”
Russische und deutsche Jugendlichen reisen nun gemeinsam nach Ostwestfalen-Lippe August 2016 Jugendliche aus Gütersloh und anderen Teilen Deutschlands reisten in das nordwestliche Russland, nach Rshew, um an einer deutsch-russischen Jugendbegegnung teilzunehmen. In der im Zweiten Weltkrieg stark umkämpften russischen Stadt an der Wolga, wurden die deutschen Gäste herzlich von den russischen Teilnehmern traditionell mit Brot … Continue reading Workcamp “Zwischen Wolgawogen und Westfälischer Bucht”
Hunting for documents promising new insights into Luxembourg’s history.
What can the past tell us about the present and future? Nina Janz gives insights into her work as a Research Associate at the Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C²DH) - interview with sience.lu (August 2019) Nina, you are digging through the history of 200 years of legal system, court practice and of the … Continue reading Hunting for documents promising new insights into Luxembourg’s history.
„70 Jahre nach Ende des Zweiten Weltkrieges“
Methodenseminar mit Volksbund-Beteiligung in Kursk 28. April 2016 Foto: Marina Ignatova, v.l.n.r. Jörg Schgalin (Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge e.V.), Marina Ignatova (Südwestliche Staatliche Universität Kursk), Julia Makarova (Zentrum für Patriotismus und Kriegsgräbersuche Wolgograd), na Janz (Volksbund), Michael Schukov (Jugendagentur „Interaktiv“ Jaroslawl) Vom 17. bis 22. April 2016 trafen sich etwa 50 Vertreter von Schulen, Jugendorganisationen und … Continue reading „70 Jahre nach Ende des Zweiten Weltkrieges“
Dr Nina Janz 