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Luxembourg American Cemetery
The resting place of more than 5,000 American soldiers of the Second World War, among them General George S. Patton.
- Open
- Every day
- Price
- Free
- Time Needed
- 1 hour
- Address
- 50 Val du Scheid, 2517 HammDirections
- Getting There
- About 15 minutes by bus or taxi east of the center.
Why Go
Most of those buried here died in the Battle of the Bulge in the winter of 1944–1945. Patton, who led the Third Army, died in a road accident in Germany in December 1945 and asked to be buried among his men; his grave stands before the rows of white crosses and stars.
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