LuxembourgHistoire 210 · History and European integration

How did the vast majority of the population respond to the census of October 1941 ordered by the occupier?

In the exam (French)

Comment la population répond-elle massivement au recensement d'octobre 1941 voulu par l'occupant ?

  1. aBy refusing en masse to fill in the questionnairesEn refusant en masse de remplir les questionnaires
  2. bBy declaring itself German by language and originEn se déclarant allemande par la langue et l'origine
  3. cBy declaring itself Luxembourgish on all three questionsEn se déclarant luxembourgeoise aux trois questionsCorrect answer

Why?

To the questions about nationality, mother tongue and ethnic affiliation, the great majority answered "Luxembourgish", which ruined the Nazi plan to prove that the country was German in character.

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