Civil Administration of Luxembourg
The Civil Administration Area of Luxembourg was a German civil administration in German-occupied Luxembourg that existed from 29 July 1940 to 30 August 1942, when Luxembourg was annexed into Gau Moselland.
Civil Administration Area of Luxembourg Zivill Administratiouns Gebitt vu Lëtzebuerg Zivilverwaltung von Luxemburg Administration civile du Luxembourg | |||||||||
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| Status | Civil administration under German occupation | ||||||||
| Capital | Luxembourg City | ||||||||
| Common languages | German (official language from 6 August 1940 onwards) Luxembourgish French (banned from 6 August 1940 onwards) | ||||||||
| Government | Civil administration | ||||||||
| Chief of the Civil Administration | |||||||||
• 1940–1942 | Gustav Simon | ||||||||
| Historical era | World War II | ||||||||
• Established | 29 July 1940 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 30 August 1942 | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1940 | 290,000 | ||||||||
| Currency | Reichsmark (declared legal currency on 26 August 1940 and declared the only legal currency on 20 January 1941) Luxembourgish franc (no longer legal currency on 20 January 1941 and after) | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Luxembourg | ||||||||
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