Maurice Stein (October 1, 1884, Berg
- March 7, 1957
) was a Luxembourgish Captain (honorary major
) who headed the Gendarme and the Volunteer Corps.
He was married to Georgette Schulze.
Biography
Stein began in the lower ranks of the Volunteer Corps of Luxembourg, which he entered on the 7 of August, 1905, before being promoted to Lieutenant on October 18, 1909.
On the 31 of January, 1915, Maurice was attached to the Gendarme, and placed issued the position of military district commander for
Diekirch.
Stein oversaw the Gendarmes at the time of the
German invasion of Luxembourg
The German invasion of Luxembourg was part of Case Yellow (german: Fall Gelb), the German invasion of the Low Countries—Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands—and France during World War II. The battle began on 10 May 1940 and lasted just ...
in 1940. Prior to the outbreak of hostilities, a series of nine radio outposts were established along the German border, each manned by gendarmes, with a central
radio receiver in Captain Stein's official office near the volunteers' Saint-Esprit Barracks in the capital.
References
External links
A photograph of Maurice Stein
Luxembourgian soldiers
Military leaders of World War II
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