Arthur Useldinger
Arthur Useldinger (born July 8, 1904 in Esch an der Alzette ; † March 15, 1978 there ) was a Luxembourg politician (KPL) and resistance fighter against the Nazi occupation .
Life
Useldinger worked as a steelworker at Arbed . Since 1932 he was a member of the Communist Party of Luxembourg (KPL). In 1933 he founded the Society of Friends of the Soviet Union (after the war he was chairman of the Luxembourg-URSS Society ). From 1934 he was secretary of the Escher Freethinker Association and employee of the KP newspaper Volksstimme .
After the occupation of Luxembourg by German troops in 1940, he was part of the leadership of the communist resistance and was the editor of the illegal magazine Die Truth .
From 1945 until his death in 1978 Useldinger was a member of the Luxembourg parliament . From 1945 to 1949 and again from 1970 to 1978 he was mayor of Esch an der Alzette, the second largest city in the country. For many years he was a member of the Central Committee and the Politburo of the Central Committee of the KPL.
Arthur Useldinger had been married to Yvonne Useldinger since 1940 , a resistance fighter, Ravensbrück survivor and later chairwoman of the Union des Femmes Luxembourgeoises women's association .
Honors
- In Esch an der Alzette a street is named after him.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Useldinger, Arthur |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Luxembourg politician (KPL), member of the Chambre |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 8, 1904 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Esch on the Alzette |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 15, 1978 |
| Place of death | Esch on the Alzette |