Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial

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Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial
American Battle Monuments Commission
View of the memorial site.
Used for those deceased 1944-1945
Established	29 December 1944
Location	near Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Designed by	Keally and Patterson Alfred Geiffert Jr.(landscaping)
Total burials	5,076
Unknown burials	101
Statistics source: ABMC Luxembourg website

The Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial is located in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg. The cemetery can be found 2.5 kilometers southwest of Findel Airport. It is administered by the American Battle Monuments Commission. The area covered by the cemetery is US land, similar to embassy lands.

The cemetery, which is 50.5 acres in extent contains the remains of 5,076 American service members. Most of the interred died during the Battle of the Bulge which was fought nearby in winter 1944/spring 1945. The 5,076 headstones are set in 9 plots of fine grass, lettered A to I. Separating the plots are two malls radiating from the memorial and two transverse paths. Two flagpoles overlook the graves area. Situated between the two flagpoles lies the headstone of General George S. Patton Jr.

Not far from the cemetery entrance stands the white stone chapel, set on a wide circular platform surrounded by woods. It is embellished with sculpture in bronze and stone, a stained-glass window with American unit insignia, and a mosaic ceiling.

German fallen from the same battle are buried in the Sandweiler German war cemetery, about 1.5 kilometres away.

[edit] Images from the Cemetery

General Patton's grave

View from the rear of the cemetery

White Stone Temple

[edit] See also

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Alcide de Gasperi Building \| Am Tunnel \| Cercle Municipal \| Hôtel de la Chambre \| City Hall \| Conservatoire \| ECJ Towers \| Fort Thüngen \| Grand Ducal Palace \| Hilton Luxembourg \| La Porte Towers \| Mudam \| Municipal Hospital \| Museum of History and Art \| Museum of Natural History \| Neumünster Abbey \| Notre Dame Cathedral \| Palais de Justice \| Philharmonie \| René Konen Tunnel \| St Michael's Church \| University of Luxembourg \| Utopolis Kirchberg \| Villa Louvigny

Schools	Lycée Aline Mayrisch \| Athénée \| European School \| Lycée de Garçons \| International School \| Lycée Michel Rodange \| Neie Lycée \| Lycée Robert Schuman \| St. George's \| Lycée Vauban

Sports venues	d'Coque \| Luxembourg-Cents \| Stade Achille Hammerel \| Stade Josy Barthel \| Stade rue Henri Dunant

Railway stations	Cents-Hamm station \| Dommeldange station \| Hollerich station \| Luxembourg station

Bridges	Adolphe Bridge \| Clausen Viaduct \| Grand Duchess Charlotte Bridge \| Passerelle

Monuments	American Cemetery \| Gëlle Fra \| Monument of the Millennium \| National Monument of Solidarity