Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial
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The Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial is a World War II military cemetery in Luxembourg where over 5,000 American soldiers, including General George S. Patton, are buried.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Luxembourg American Cemetery | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II cemetery
ⓘ
military cemetery ⓘ |
| area |
about 50.5 acres
ⓘ
approximately 20.4 hectares ⓘ |
| burialCount |
5070
ⓘ
over 5000 ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Ardennes-Alsace campaign casualties
ⓘ
Battle of the Bulge casualties ⓘ Central Europe campaign casualties ⓘ |
| conflictCommemorated | World War II ⓘ |
| containsGraveOf | George S. Patton ⓘ |
| containsGravesOf |
American military personnel
ⓘ
Third Army soldiers ⓘ World War II soldiers ⓘ |
| convertedToPermanentCemetery | post–World War II ⓘ |
| country | Luxembourg ⓘ |
| designedBy | L. Harold Caparn ⓘ |
| established | 1944 ⓘ |
| establishedAs | temporary American burial ground ⓘ |
| features |
Stars of David headstones
ⓘ
Wall of the Missing ⓘ bronze relief maps ⓘ memorial chapel ⓘ reflecting pool ⓘ white marble Latin crosses ⓘ |
| governedBy |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| hasDedication | to American armed forces who died in Europe in World War II ⓘ |
| hasGraveOrientation | rows of headstones on gently sloping lawn ⓘ |
| hasNotableBurial | George S. Patton ⓘ |
| hasSymbol |
American flag
ⓘ
Luxembourg flag ⓘ |
| hasVisitorCenter | true ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ German ⓘ |
| latitude | 49.611 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
ⓘ
surface form:
Hamm, Luxembourg City
|
| locatedNear |
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
ⓘ
surface form:
Luxembourg City
|
| longitude | 6.185 ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | American Battle Monuments Commission ⓘ |
| nearbyCemetery | German War Cemetery Sandweiler ⓘ |
| numberOfHeadstones | 5076 ⓘ |
| numberOfMissingCommemorated | 371 ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operatedBy | American Battle Monuments Commission ⓘ |
| PattonGraveLocation | front of the main burial area ⓘ |
| region | Canton of Luxembourg ⓘ |
| usedBy | United States Army ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Luxembourg American Cemetery