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The
"General Patton Memorial Museum" was officially inaugurated on July 7, 1995.
The museum is dedicated to General George S. Patton Jr., commander of the 3rd U.S. Army, whose troops liberated the town of Ettelbruck for good on December 25, 1944. |
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More than 1000 photographs and documents bear witness to the German invasion of May 1940, the period of occupation of the Grand Duchy, and the liberation of the country by American troops in September 1944. |  |
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A
second part of the museum shows numerous weapons, parts of arms and equipment
that was discovered and/or excavated in the recent past on the Ardennes
battlefields. Another section of the museum is dedicated to the Aerial war and battles in the skies over Luxembourg. |
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| Adults | 5.00 € |
| Children |
2.50
€ |
| Groups | 2.50
€ / adult (for groups of more than 10 pax) |
See
also:
Homepage
of the National Military Museum (www.nat-military-museum.lu)
National Museum of Military History in Diekirch
The 385th Bomb Group Memorial Museum
Luxembourg American
Cemetery and Memorial (American Battle Monuments Commission)
The George S. Patton, Jr. Historical Society
[now includes books
on Patton]
last update: August 17, 2009