Under pressure from the Allies , on 19 December 1918 the Luxembourg government renounced its membership of the Zollverein , and ended German rights to its railways .
Germany 's defeat rendered Luxembourg 's existing treaties obsolete .
Under pressure from the Allies , on 19 December 1918 the Luxembourg government renounced its membership of the Zollverein , and ended Germany rights to its railways .
Germany 's defeat rendered Luxembourg 's existing treaties obsolete .