Luxembourg is a small European country, surrounded by Belgium, France and Germany. It’s mostly rural, with dense Ardennes forest and nature parks in the north, rocky gorges of the Mullerthal region in the east and the Moselle river valley in the southeast. Its capital, Luxembourg City, is famed for its fortified medieval old town perched on sheer cliffs.
Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial
American Battle Monuments Commission
Luxembourg American Cemetery.jpg
View of the memorial site.
Used for those deceased 1944–1945
Established 29 December 1944
Location near Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Designed by Keally and Patterson
Alfred Geiffert Jr. (landscaping)
Total burials 5,076
Unknown burials 101
Statistics source: ABMC Luxembourg website
The Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial is located in Hamm, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg. The cemetery can be found 2.5 kilometers southwest of Luxembourg Airport. It is administered by the American Battle Monuments Commission. Under a U.S.-Luxembourg treaty signed in 1951 the U.S. government was granted free use in perpetuity of the land covered by the cemetery, without taxation.

The cemetery, which is 50.5 acres (20.4 ha) in extent contains the remains of 5,076 American service members. Most of the interred died during the Battle of the Bulge which was fought nearby in winter 1944/1945. Separating the plots are two malls radiating from the memorial and two transverse paths. Situated between the two flagpoles lies the grave of General George S. Patton.