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Maurice Stein
Maurice Stein
Born	October 1, 1884; Berg, Luxembourg
Died	March 7, 1957 (aged 72); Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Allegiance	Luxembourg
Service / branch	Grand Ducal Gendarmerie; Luxembourg Army
Rank	Captain; Major (honorary)
Commands	Commander of the Grand Ducal Gendarmerie; Commander of the Luxembourgish Volunteer Corps;
Battles / wars	World War II German invasion of Luxembourg;
Awards	Order of the Oak Crown (Officer); Legion of Honour (Knight); Order of Adolphe of Nassau (Officer); Order of the Crown of Belgium (Officer); Order of Leopold II (Knight); Order of the Crown of Italy (Officer); Order of Albert the Bear (Knight);
Spouse(s)	Georgine Marie Schulze

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Maurice Stein (1 October 1884 – 7 March 1957) was a Luxembourgish military officer and the commander of the Grand Ducal Gendarmerie during the German invasion of Luxembourg in World War II. He also briefly served as commander of the Luxembourgish Volunteer Corps.

Biography

Maurice Stein was born in Berg, Luxembourg on 1 October 1884. On 7 August 1905 he enrolled in the Luxembourgish Volunteer Corps as a cadet. He became a lieutenant on 18 October 1909.^[1]

On 2 February 1938, he was appointed to the High Military Court of Luxembourg.^[2]

In 1939 with the outbreak of World War II Stein worked to keep relations with the German border police cordial while at the same time resisting infiltration attempts by Nazi agents. He also played a leading role in the placement of anti-tank barriers and the establishment of radio outposts along the Luxembourg-German border, as part of the Schuster Line fortifications.^[3]

References

^ Biographie nationale du pays de Luxembourg : Fascicule 11 (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de Luxembourg. p. 22.
^ "Avis. — Haute Cour Militaire" (PDF). Mémorial du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg (in French). No. 12. Luxembourg. 19 February 1938. p. 167.
^ Biographie nationale du pays de Luxembourg : Fascicule 11 (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de Luxembourg. p. 24.

[stein22-1] Biographie nationale du pays de Luxembourg : Fascicule 11 (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de Luxembourg. p. 22.

[2] "Avis. — Haute Cour Militaire" (PDF). Mémorial du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg (in French). No. 12. Luxembourg. 19 February 1938. p. 167.

[stein24-3] Biographie nationale du pays de Luxembourg : Fascicule 11 (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de Luxembourg. p. 24.

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