D'Ierzenzopp ass gutt
August 1943. After their plane was badly hit by anti aircraft fire and attacking planes from the German Lutfwaffe, the American crew had to leave their bomber and bail out over enemy territory. Of the 10 members of the crew, two of them manage to make their way to Mersch (L) after an adventurous journey through Nazi Germany. Here they find help from the local resistance group of the LVL (Lëtzebuerger Vollékslegioun). Three months later the BBC broadcasts the message "D'Ierzenzopp ass gutt". It is the coded message that announces that the two US-Aviators have arrived safely back in the friendly lines. A masterpiece of the resistance group of Mersch (L). But what happened to their members afterwards? This movie sheds light on their fate and their courage ...
Cast: Mich Zeimet, Géné Kabali, Antoine Grimmée
D'Ierzenzopp ass gutt
August 1943. After their plane was badly hit by anti aircraft fire and attacking planes from the German Lutfwaffe, the American crew had to leave their bomber and bail out over enemy territory. Of the 10 members of the crew, two of them manage to make their way to Mersch (L) after an adventurous journey through Nazi Germany. Here they find help from the local resistance group of the LVL (Lëtzebuerger Vollékslegioun). Three months later the BBC broadcasts the message "D'Ierzenzopp ass gutt". It is the coded message that announces that the two US-Aviators have arrived safely back in the friendly lines. A masterpiece of the resistance group of Mersch (L). But what happened to their members afterwards? This movie sheds light on their fate and their courage ...
Creators and cast
- Directors
- Fred Mersch
- Producers
- Fred Mersch, Paul Kohn, Ern Kohn, Félix Steichen