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Jean Bernard

Luxembourgian priest and writer (1907-1994) · Luxembourg · On the map · Religious Figures · Died at 87

Jean Bernard was a Catholic priest from Luxembourg who was imprisoned from May 1941 to August 1942 in the Nazi concentration camp at Dachau.

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Awards

Officer of the Order of the Oak Crown
Officer of the Ordre de Mérite du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg
Knight of the Order of Leopold

About this person

He was released for nine days in February 1942 and allowed to return to Luxembourg, an episode which he later wrote about in his memoirs of the camp and which was turned into a film.

Country
Luxembourg
Category
Religious Figures
Type
Religious Figure
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1907 to 1994 · aged 87

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