Luxembourg is a German speaking country....
Hitler considered Luxembourg as German territory, and he wanted to unite all the German peoples under a single Reich.
Luxembourg is a constitutional monarchy with a Grand Duke as head of state and an elected Chamber of Deputies which provides members of the government. Luxembourg used to be in 'personal union' with the Netherlands whereby the King of the Netherlands was also Grand Duke of Luxembourg. In 1890 Queen Wilhemina became head of state of the Netherlands but was prohibited from inheriting the Luxembourg crown as she was female, so Luxembourg had it's own Grand Duke from a German Princely family. In WWI, Luxembourg although neutral was violated by German troops and Luxembourgers died trying to repel them. In WWII, Luxembourg was absorbed into the German Reich as Hitler believed the Luxembourgers to be German. The Nazis demolished the WWI war memorial in Luxembourg City. Many Luxembourgers joined resistance movements in WWII. Luxembourg is a member of NATO and is a founding member of the European Union.
Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and Luxembourg.
Yes, Luxembourg has faced invasions throughout its history. Notably, during both World Wars, it was invaded and occupied by German forces. In World War I, Germany occupied Luxembourg in 1914, and the country was again invaded in World War II in 1940, remaining under German control until 1944. Luxembourg's strategic location in Europe has made it vulnerable to invasions over the centuries.
Luxembourg was invaded by Germany in 1940 and was an occupied nation for practically all of WWII. Germany annexed the nation into part of Germany in 1942 and had a program of molding it into a complete part of Germany during the occupation. Things like making languages other than German illegal, and many others moved to force the people to become more German were enacted. Luxembourg's government had left before the occupation and set itself up in London. As far as the people, there were factions who welcomed the Nazis and others who resisted mildly to strongly.
Obviously the number grows over time, but there are about 100 million native speakers of German in the world, mostly in Europe (Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, and German-speaking minorities in Denmark, Belgium, Italy, Hungary, Poland, and Russia [Kaliningrad]), with a substantial number of native speakers of German living in the United States, Canada, Australia, and South Africa. There are small pockets of German speakers in Namibia, Tanzania, and the Solomon Islands as well (these were German colonies before World War I).
They speak German in Luxembourg because it is a neighbouring country and the Germans invaded Luxembourg during the war.
They speak German in Luxembourg because it is a neighbouring country and the Germans invaded Luxembourg during the war.
German is spoken as an official language in Germany, Austria, Luxembourg, Lichenstein and Switzerland. It also has a high number of speakers in France, Italy, U.K, Australia, USA and Canada.
There are approximately 90-100 million native speakers of German worldwide.
no. German culture, not Luxembourg
There are approximately 90-95 million native German speakers in the world, primarily in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and other European countries. Additionally, there are millions of non-native speakers who have learned German as a second language.
I guess 100 millions. German is spoken primarily in Germany (95%), Austria (89%) and Switzerland (64%) together with Liechtenstein, and Luxembourg constituting the countries where German is the majority language.
Hitler considered Luxembourg as German territory, and he wanted to unite all the German peoples under a single Reich.
6. Germany, Luxembourg, Belgium, Austria, Liechtenstein, and Switzerland all have German as an official language.
German occupation of Luxembourg in World War II happened on 1940-05-10.
Luxembourg is a constitutional monarchy with a Grand Duke as head of state and an elected Chamber of Deputies which provides members of the government. Luxembourg used to be in 'personal union' with the Netherlands whereby the King of the Netherlands was also Grand Duke of Luxembourg. In 1890 Queen Wilhemina became head of state of the Netherlands but was prohibited from inheriting the Luxembourg crown as she was female, so Luxembourg had it's own Grand Duke from a German Princely family. In WWI, Luxembourg although neutral was violated by German troops and Luxembourgers died trying to repel them. In WWII, Luxembourg was absorbed into the German Reich as Hitler believed the Luxembourgers to be German. The Nazis demolished the WWI war memorial in Luxembourg City. Many Luxembourgers joined resistance movements in WWII. Luxembourg is a member of NATO and is a founding member of the European Union.