gustav simon appointed chef der zivilverwaltung (cdz; chief of civil administration ) oberkommando des heeres on 21 july 1940. luxembourg included cdz-gebiet luxemburg on 29 july. while subordinate military commands in belgium , northern france, simon confirmed in appointment on 2 august adolf hitler himself, indicating reported directly führer , no 1 else. granted him wide degree of autonomy regards military , civil authorities of nazi germany.
simon, gauleiter of neighbouring gau trier-koblenz, later moselland (gauleiter being title denoting leader of regional branch of nazi party), led propaganda , later terror campaign, known heim ins reich, convince population ethnic germans , natural part of third reich. objective win luxembourg on german nation possible. convinced luxembourgers needed level of education , enlightenment in order voluntarily declare loyalty germany. deduced belief were, in fact, german blood , descent . gauleiter, luxembourgish independence absurd idea, existed because monarchy , government had nurtured it: if luxembourgers shown evidence of belonging german nation, independent must disappear.
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