German Military Cemetery

Sandweiler, Luxembourg

In Sandweiler are buried 10,913 German soldiers who died in the fierce battles of the winter of 1944 and in the spring of 1945 in the Luxembourg-Belgian and the Luxembourg-German border regions. The cemetery was the first after the Second World War that the Volksbund Deutsche Gräberfürsorge (National Association for Tending German War Graves) was able to set up outside of Germany.

References:

Luxembourg Tourism

Cemeteries, mausoleums and burial places in Luxembourg

Address

Rue d'Itzig 113, Sandweiler, Luxembourg

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Details

Founded: 1944
Category: Cemeteries, mausoleums and burial places in Luxembourg

More Information

www.visitluxembourg.com
www.lcto.lu
en.wikipedia.org

Rating

4.6/5 (based on Google user reviews)

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User Reviews

Dinja vd Broek (11 months ago)
It is important to commemorate German soldiers as well.

Harry (11 months ago)
Black and white. Here forms a sharp contrast with the American military cemetery.

Druidofwicklow Emerald (2 years ago)
Place is neat and some visitors brought flowers ? and candles. May all unknown soldiers have peace of Christ.? ????

Анжел Божинов (Mairon) (2 years ago)
It is a very peaceful place to reflect about the WW2. Almost no one visits it compared to the American Cemetery.

YY YY (5 years ago)
This place feels much darker compared to the American War Cemetery and Memorial nearby. It is a poignant reminder of how evil-doers might end up - dead and buried far from home, with a headstone that simply reads "Here lies a German soldier".

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