sentences:  In November 1944 he led the successful defense of his hometown Vianden and Vianden Castle against assault by the Waffen SS.After the war, he sat in the Chamber of Deputies from 1945, and was mayor of his hometown of Vianden from 1946, before resigning both offices in 1981.He represented the Chamber of Deputies in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Council of Europe from 1964 until 1979 (1964 –72 as a substitute).