WWII 75th Anniversary of the Liberation of Luxembourg and the Battle of the Bulge 2019-2020 Event Calendar
Luxembourg is planning many events to commemorate the 75th anniversary of their liberation and the Battle of the Bulge during WWII. These events are organized by national, local and individual commemorative organizations throughout the country between September 2019 and February 2020.
Date | Time | Event Name | Organizer | Location | Social Media Handles |
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22-Sep | TBC | Ettelbruck Remembrance | City of Ettelbruck & Patton Museum | Ettelbruck | FB- @VilleEttelbruck (Same Twitter) @pattonlux |
28-Sep | 2-6 pm | Bouncing Betty | Bouncing Betty society & Commune of Boulaide | Boulaide | |
13-Oct. | 10-12 am TBC | Luxembourg National Commemoration Day | Gov. of Lux w/ Grand Duke | Luxembourg City | FB- @gouvernement.lu @courgrandducale (same TW) TW- gouv_lu |
11-Nov | 11:00 am | Veterans Day | ABMC & Embassy | ABMC | TW- @USABMC (same FB) |
TBD | 1-2:30 pm TBC | German National Mourning Day | German Embassy Luxembourg | ABMC & German Military Cemeteries | TW- @USABMC (same FB) |
23-Nov | afternoon & evening | Thanksgiving Day | Various Commemoration Societies and Local Authorities | Munzen | |
30-Nov | Wreath Across America | Wreath Across America & ABMC | ABMC | TW- @USABMC (same FB) | |
30-Nov | 3:00 pm | American St-Nick (Plaque Unveiling) | Oeuvres St. Nicolas & Ville de Wiltz/WWII Museum | Wiltz | FB- @wiltz.capitaledesardennes |
1-Dec | Morning & Evening | American St. Nick Parade | Oeuvres St. Nicolas & Ville de Wiltz/WWII Museum | Wiltz | FB- @wiltz.capitaledesardennes |
7-Dec | 6:00 pm | Patton’s 26th Yankee Infantry Division | TBD | Waldbillig | |
12-Dec | Book Presentation & Exhibition Unveiling | Former Reserve Officers of the Lux Army & Rosport/Mompach Commune | |||
13-Dec | ABMC Luminary 75th Commemoration | ABMC | ABMC | TW- @USABMC (same FB) | |
15-Dec | Keystone in the Way | Various Commemoration Societies and Local Authorities | Multiple locations | ||
15-Dec | morning & evening | 75th BoB | Former Reserve Officers of the Lux Army & Rosport/Mompach Commune | Osweiler | |
15-Dec | 4pm TBC | 75th BoB | Former Commissioned Officers of the Grand Ducal Guards | ABMC | TW- @USABMC (same FB) |
16-Dec | 6:00 am | Night Vigil | U.S. Veterans Friends Luxembourg | Hoscheid | |
TBC | 9-12 am | Night Vigil | Former Non-Commissioned Officers of the Grand Ducal Guards | Beaufort | |
16-Dec | 9:30 am | Schumann’s Eck | National Liberation Memorial | Schumann | |
21-Dec | all day | General Patton’s Death Anniversary | Liberty Road Markers Committee (Convoy) | ABMC/Lux City/ Multiple Locations | |
18-Jan | late morning | Renaming of Moestroff Bridge | Commune of Bettendorf | Bettendorf | FB- Administration Communale de Bettendorf |
21-Jan | Unveiling of Renovated Plaque Schumann’s Eck | NLM | Schumann | ||
25-Jan | 10:00 am | 50th anniversary of WWII/BOB Museum Wiltz | WWII Museum Wiltz | Wiltz | FB- @wiltz.capitaledesardennes |
12-Feb | Vianden Liberation | Commune of Vianden | Vianden |