Sandweiler German war cemetery, Sandweiler

Name: Sandweiler German war cemetery
Address: L-5280 Sandweiler, Sandweiler, Luxembourg

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Sandweiler German war cemetery, Sandweiler

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The Sandweiler German war cemetery is a World War II cemetery in Sandweiler, in southern Luxembourg. It contains the graves of 10,913 German servicemen from the Battle of the Bulge in winter 1944 and spring 1945. Of these, 5,599 were buried by the American war graves service during the war; American casualties were buried at the Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial about 1.5 kilometres away in Hamm. ()

Local name: Däitschen Zaldotekierfecht zu Sandweiler Unveiled: 1955Coordinates: 49°36'34"N, 6°12'18"E

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Sandweiler German war cemetery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial, D'Coque, Philharmonie Luxembourg, Utopolis Kirchberg.

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