Luxembourg American Cemetery

Luxembourg American Cemetery - a cemetery 2.5 kilometers southwest of Findel Airport in Hamm, Luxembourg city ​​( Luxembourg ). It is run by the USA. On the basis of an agreement signed in 1951, the US government was granted tax free land for free and unlimited use.

Luxembourg American Cemetery
A country	Luxembourg
Region	Luxembourg (city)
Coordinates
Area	50 acre km²
Number	5076 burials
Current status	open
Religious view of the cemetery	Interfaith

Hamm, Luxembourg (December 16, 2004). A 25-man guard stands in a semicircle around the Memorial Carrion, overlooking the grave of General George C. Patton. Events commemorate the 60th anniversary of the German offensive in the Ardennes region of eastern Belgium and northern Luxembourg, where US forces suffered some of their greatest losses during World War II.

The 50-acre cemetery contains the remains of 5076 U.S. troops. There are 22 mass graves. Most of those buried died during the battle of the Ardennes , which was fought in the winter of 1944-1945. 5076 tombstones are in 9 sites. Between the two US flagpoles is the grave of General George S. Patton .

Near the entrance to the cemetery stands a white stone church, set on a wide circular platform surrounded by forest. It is decorated with a sculpture of bronze and stone, a stained-glass window with the symbols of five large American regiments that operated in the operation.

German soldiers, participants in the battle of the Ardennes, are buried in the German military cemetery, about 1.5 kilometers from the American. At the German cemetery, tombstones are made of dark stone crosses, which contrasts with the white tombstones of the American cemetery.