In February 2007, I was on a busines trip and on a Saturday, I had a chance to go to northern Luxembourg and visit some of the area where the Battle of the Bulge took place and then visit the US Military Cemetery near the airport in Luxembourg. These are a few of the pictures that I took.
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Memorial to General Patton
This statue was erected by his son George Patton and overlooks the bridge...
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Tank pointing towards diekirch
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Tank closeup
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General Patton statue
Lovely park which is kept very clean by the town's people.
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General Patton side view
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George Patton museum
Closes in winter and is open at very odd hours. Check before you go
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Diekirch museum tank
Diekrich has a good museum too but again the hours are very odd. Please make...
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Crest on tank
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Huge cannon
That is as technical as I can get. Everybody knew what it was except me.
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Voie de la liberte 1944
Memorial pathway of the battles that took place in the area in 1944.
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Vianden and parapet from above
Finally arrived at Vianden, the last city in Luxembourg to be...
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One of the towers on the wall
Old walss surround the city dating back to Medieval times. Viaden was...
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Viaden Castle from a hill
Viaden castle is the best looking Medieval castle remaining in Western...
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Battle scene feb 12, 1945 from this site
Nine young engineers lost their lives on Feb 12, 1945. There is a...
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Memorial to US Engineers
Here are the fresh flowers on the memorial from Feb 12 with an...
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Original battle map
Donated by Lt Voyle B. Manown, Company B, 1255th Engineer Combat Battalion.
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Best castle view
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The Our river and the village
This picture was taken from inside the Castle looking towards Viaden.
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US Military Cemetery - Luxembourg city
The cemetery is US soil and is not far from the Luxembourg airport.
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The Chapel
It is a beautiful monument and it has wonderful sounding chimes.
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A guide explaining the battles
As one can see, the area was filled with combatting troops in the Luxembourg...
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A view of the huge Cemetery
This is but a small part of the 1000s of grave sites to be seen in the cemetery.
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General George S. Patton Jr
When he died in December 1945 from a traffic accident, his body was sent from...
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Western Europe
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