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were popular means of critically illustrating the developments during the Korean War.
© Lettres aux Soldats/MNHM
issued by the German Wehrmacht. It bears all the necessary personal information needed to identify fallen or unconscious soldiers in the field of action.
© Schou/MNHM
from Japan, with battery-operated lights and a music game that activates when opening the box.
© Buchholtz/MNHM
telling the elaborate story of the Luxembourgish volunteers of the Second contingent on their journey to Korea and back.
© Buchholtz/MNHM
issued by the Luxembourgish Army. It bears all the necessary personal information needed to identify fallen or unconscious soldiers in the field of action.
© Buchholtz
with ribbons and war decorations.
© Buchholtz/MNHM
handed over to Gilbert Bucholtz on the USNS General J. H. McRae, the ship that on top of the Belgo-Luxembourgish detachment also brought home some Greek soldiers in 1951.
© Buchholtz/MNHM
Letter of Raymond Beringer to his Family (Maria), Hesperange.
© Bard
Letter of Sgt. Raymond Beringer to his family (Maria), Hesperange.
© Bard
Letter of Lt. Wagener to Lt. P. Dauffenbach, Luxembourg-City.
© Bard
Letter of Lt. Wagener to Lt. Roger Hoffman, LuxembourgCity, 09.08.1951.
© Bard
Letter of Lt Joseph “Tun” Wagener to his family Hotel Wagener-Kremer in Heinerscheid.
© Bard
was handed over to him in September 1950 after his successful completion of the para commando training in Namur, Belgium. The brown beret remained the main distinctive feature of all members of the Belgo-Luxembourgish detachment. Here you can see the golden insignia of the Belgian volunteers, which marks the rank of an officer.
© Wagener/MNHM
of the fallen Korean War veteran Cpl. Roger Stütz.
© Stütz/MNHM
probably worn by Gilbert Bucholtz while returning with the 1st Contingent on the transport ship USNS General J. H. McRae (T-AP-149).
© Buchholtz/MNHM
bearing a white frontal stripe identifying him as the commanding officer.
© Wagener/MNHM
displaying all the decorations received during his military career.
© Wagener/MNHM
Letter of Lt. Joseph “Tun” Wagener to unknown.
© Bard
providing information about the North Korean Army in terms of its uniform, insignia, weapons, and equipment. Published by the Far East Command Intelligence Section in 1950, the booklet intended to prepare every UN soldier against a virtually unknown enemy.
© Moyen/MNHM
issued by the Luxembourgish Army at the beginning of Gilbert Buchholtz’s military service on 4 July 1947. It was vital for identification and needed to be carried at all times.
© Buchholtz/MNHM
Letter of Roger Stütz to Robert Müller.After Robert left Korea with the First contingent in late August 1951, Roger (along with three others) stayed until the Second contingent arrived in early March 1952. This letter bears witness of the blinstering cold of the Korean Winter in 1951.
© Müller/MNHM
From left to right: Gilbert Buchholtz, Robert Mores, Léon Moyen, Mathias Morgiel.
© Moyen/MNHM
sent by Gilbert Buchholtz to his mother during a refuelling stop in Honolulu in March 1952.
© Buchholtz/MNHM
showing Ginza Street, the busy shopping center of Tokyo. “Dear Mom, your boy sends you lots of sincere greetings from Tokyo, I am still healthy and well. [I] have seen a lot of beautiful things here, which I will never forget.
Camille”
© Berg/MNHM
shows a Soviet military commissioner pushing a Chinese officer, who himself is strong-arming a Chinese “volunteer” to storm into battle. Such pamphlets intended to stir up Chinese insubordination by denouncing illegitimate foreign intervention and empowerment.
© Stoffel/MNHM
providing impressive first-hand insights into everyday life on the Korean frontline.
© Wagner
including the prestigious “Bronze Star” awarded to him in 2001 by the US Government for exemplary bravery during the battle of Chatkol.
© Beringer/MNHN
by Marcel Feinen, containing documents, photos, banknotes, coins, medals, ribbons and badges.
© Feinen/MNHM
Elie Kryloff’s father, to change his son's name because he feared that his Russian-sounding name could have serious consequences in case of war captivity for this descendant of Russian émigrés having fled the Bolsheviks after the Civil War.
© Armée Luxembourgeoise
bearing the following inscription: “Cpl. Robert Mores V 00403 Armée Luxembourgeoise”. He was probably wearing the bracelet on the day of his death.
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were dropped by the thousands over enemy positions, inciting Chinese and North Korean fighters to surrender, guaranteeing them humane treatment as a POW after their capture.
© Stoffel/MNHM
depicting the famous Fuji, the highest mountain in Japan, with the heading “BERINGER R.”.
© Beringer/MNHM
contained everything the soldier needed to survive in the field (clothes, tents, dishes, etc…) and was his only luggage item.
© Hauffels/MNHM
was composed by Alfred Mattern in 1952, during his service term in Korea. The song uses the same melody as the famous WWII-era song "We're Going to Hang out the Washing on the Siegfried Line" by Jimmy Kennedy.
played by the infamous Liltz-Schmit Duo (2022)
© Hartmann/MNHM
was designed as an important tool for every soldier to communicate with the locals. Originally introduced in March 1944, this comprehensive booklet, containing the most common Korean phrases and expressions, was reintegrated into the soldier’s basic equipment after the outbreak of the Korean War.
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