Liberation of Luxembourg

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The Liberation of Luxembourg was the 1944 Allied military campaign that freed the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg from Nazi German occupation during World War II.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II military operation
military campaign
associatedWith Luxembourg in World War II
belligerent Allied forces
German Wehrmacht
United States Army
cause Allied advance from France into the Low Countries
commander George S. Patton
commemoratedBy Luxembourg Liberation Day ceremonies
commemoratedIn Luxembourg war memorials
conflict World War II
countryFreed Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
effect return of Luxembourg government-in-exile
strengthening of Luxembourgish national identity
followedBy Battle of the Bulge
German Ardennes offensive
follows Allied breakout from Normandy
Battle of Normandy
German occupation of Luxembourg
frees Luxembourgish population from Nazi rule
hasPart advance of U.S. Third Army into Luxembourg
liberation of Luxembourg City
withdrawal of German occupation forces from Luxembourg
historicalContext German annexationist policy toward Luxembourg
Nazi occupation policies in Luxembourg
involvesMilitaryUnit U.S. Third Army
U.S. XII Corps
U.S. XX Corps
languageOfRegion French
German
Luxembourgish
location Luxembourg
notablePlace Diekirch
Esch-sur-Alzette
Ettelbruck
Luxembourg City
opponent Nazi Germany
participant Luxembourgish civilians
Luxembourgish resistance
partOf Allied campaign in Northwest Europe
Western Front of World War II
result Allied victory
end of German occupation of Luxembourg
restoration of Luxembourgish government authority
startTime 1944
strategicObjective drive German forces out of Luxembourg
secure approaches to the Ardennes
timePeriod September 1944
late 1944
typeOfOccupationEnded Nazi German occupation
military occupation

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Western Front (World War II)
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