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Toy created by an Ostarbeiter
Ganschow, Inna
2022In Cauvin, Thomas; van Donkersgoed, Joëlla (Eds.) HistorESCH. Histories of Esch Told in 25 Objects
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Keywords :
local; object; history
Abstract :
[en] During the war, the steel industry in Esch played an important strategic role for the Germans. To ensure and increase production, unskilled additional labour was needed. Thus, the German occupiers resorted to the occupied peoples of Soviet Union and Poland, who were transported to Luxembourg to work in the steel mills and mines. The first so called Ostarbeiter entered Luxembourg during October 1942 and were placed in different barracks called Ostarbeiterlager. Most of these barracks were located in the south of Luxembourg, close to the iron and steel industries. One of those camps was situated close to what is today the Ramerish roundabout. In Esch, they worked in the ironworks. Although the inhabitants were forbidden to communicate with the Ostarbeiters, some inhabitants gave them food or clothing to compensate for the lack of food and the poor living conditions. In return the Ostarbeiters were crafting wooden dynamic toys for Luxembourgish children.
Research center :
- Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C2DH) > Public History and Outreach (PHO)
Disciplines :
History
Author, co-author :
Ganschow, Inna  ;  University of Luxembourg > Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C2DH) > Contemporary History of Luxembourg
External co-authors :
no
Language :
English
Title :
Toy created by an Ostarbeiter
Publication date :
02 September 2022
Main work title :
HistorESCH. Histories of Esch Told in 25 Objects
Publisher :
FNR, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Edition :
OnlinePrinters GmbH, Fuerth, Germany
ISBN/EAN :
978-99987-941-2-2
Pages :
29-30
Peer reviewed :
Peer reviewed
Additional URL :
FnR Project :
FNR13395040 - Public History As The New Citizen Science Of The Past, 2019 (01/06/2020-31/05/2025) - Thomas Cauvin
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