(L-R) Jean Pirsch, LPPD President; Prime Minister Luc Frieden; Claude Wiseler, Chamber of Deputies President; Maisy Ginter-Bonichaux, forced recruit, substitute member of the Committee for the Remembrance of WWII; Maurice Bauer, VdL Chief Alderman;
Credit: © SIP / Claude Piscitelli
On Tuesday 14 October 2025, Luxembourg's Prime Minister Luc Frieden participated in the unveiling of a plaque on the Chemin de la Corniche in Luxembourg-Ville.
According to the Ministry of State, the plaque was installed at the initiative of the Luxembourg League of Political Prisoners and Deportees (LPPD) with the support of multiple stakeholders, including the Luxembourg government. It intends to remind passersby that, during the Second World War, families took advantage of the view from the Chemin de la Corniche of the courtyard of the Grund prison to pay their respects to their loved ones imprisoned by Nazi occupiers. Nearly 4,000 resistance fighters (men and women) were incarcerated here between 1940 and 1944.
As this year marks the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, it is also an opportunity to remember those who resisted and suffered under the Nazi occupation and to pass on their commitment and courage to future generations, noted the ministry.
On Tuesday afternoon, the plaque unveiling was accompanied by speeches by LPPD President Jean Pirsch, the Chief Alderman of the City of Luxembourg (VdL), Maurice Bauer, Prime Minister Luc Frieden and the President of the Chamber of Deputies (parliament), Claude Wiseler.
The prime minister shared the following message (translated from Luxembourgish into English) on social media afterwards: "A plaque to remember and never forget. In Grund - where political prisoners were imprisoned under the Nazi occupation and families sent small gestures and signs. Signs of hope: Hope that they are not alone. Hope that they will not be forgotten. Hope that freedom and justice will return. Hope for an end to the war. Hope for an end to the dictatorship. And hope for a return to peace."
