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Details: Luxembourg's Committee for the Memory of Forced Recruitment and the Federation of Those Conscripted are organising ceremonies in memory of the Sonnenburg massacre perpetrated by a SS Commando of 91 young conscripted Luxembourg victims during the night of 30 - 31 January 1945 at Sonnenburg (currently named Slonsk, in Poland), on Sunday, 2 February 2014.

14:30 at Kanounenhiwel (Eternal Flame)
 
- flagpoles installed behind the flame

- laying of flowers

- sounding of the bugle

- National Anthem
 
15:00 in the cathedral crypt
 
• lighting of 91 candles symbolising the 91 victims

• "Nu loss et an dir stëll ginn" ( Albert Elsen / Jos . Kinze )

• Message from the Director of the Centre for Documentation and Research on Forced Recruitment, Steve Kayser

• "peace with justice" ( Claude Bernard / arr. Kohn Gilbert)

• projection of pictures of victims

• minute of silence

• "Eis Mamm seen Lëtzebuerg" (Joshua Biver)

• prayer by Canon André Heiderscheid

• song "Ons Jongen" (Rene Schmit / arr. Kohn Gilbert)

• National Anthem (2 verses)
 
The songs will be performed by the Sängerfrënn choir from the municipality of Géisdrëf; Conducted by Gilbert Kohn; on organ: Mike Lotgenberg. The bugle call is played by the bugler of honour, Edmond Faber.

Venue: Kanounenhiwel & Luxembourg Cathedral

Organiser:  Luxembourg's Committee for the Memory of Forced Recruitment

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