sentences:  He was a member of the Lëtzeburger Volleks Legio'n (LVL) resistance group, which fought against the German occupation during the Second World War.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.