Malmedy massacre memorial at Baugnez
E465804
The Malmedy massacre memorial at Baugnez is a commemorative monument in Belgium honoring the American soldiers murdered by SS troops during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
monument
ⓘ
war memorial ⓘ |
| access | public ⓘ |
| associatedWithMilitaryUnit | U.S. 285th Field Artillery Observation Battalion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Military monuments and memorials in Belgium
ⓘ
Monuments and memorials to victims of Nazism ⓘ World War II memorials in Belgium ⓘ |
| commemorates |
American soldiers murdered at Baugnez
ⓘ
Malmedy massacre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratesConflict | Battle of the Bulge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratesWar | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Belgium ⓘ |
| geographicContext | Ardennes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAssociatedMuseum | Baugnez 44 Historical Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central monument
ⓘ
commemorative plaques ⓘ engraved names of victims ⓘ flagpoles ⓘ memorial wall ⓘ |
| hasInscriptionLanguage |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ German ⓘ |
| hasMemorialType |
massacre memorial
ⓘ
military memorial ⓘ |
| hasVisitorFacility | parking area ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedAtSiteOf | Malmedy massacre crime scene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Baugnez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | province of Liège NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Wallonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Malmedy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| memorializesNumberOfVictims | more than 80 American prisoners of war ⓘ |
| memorializesVictimsFromCountry | United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Malmedy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyRoad | N62 road ⓘ |
| purpose |
to honor murdered American soldiers
ⓘ
to preserve the memory of the Malmedy massacre ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Nazi war crimes in Belgium ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
annual remembrance events
ⓘ
commemorative ceremonies ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
U.S.–Belgian wartime solidarity
ⓘ
remembrance of war crimes victims ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.