Footsteps of WWII · Belgium & Luxembourg
Luxembourg American Cemetery, Hamm
Cemetery · Opened 29 Dec 1944; dedicated 1960
The story
The 609th Quartermaster Company of the US Third Army opened a temporary cemetery here at Hamm on 29 December 1944, while the Battle of the Bulge was still being fought. Dedicated in 1960, the cemetery covers about 20 hectares and holds 5,076 American dead, most of whom died in Luxembourg between September 1944 and February 1945. Among them are 101 unknowns, 22 pairs of brothers, 118 Jewish soldiers under Star of David headstones and an army nurse. General George S. Patton, commander of the Third Army, who died in December 1945, is buried at the head of the graves between the two flagpoles.
What to look for
Pass the white stone chapel with its stained-glass window of five US command insignia and mosaic ceiling. Headstones fan out across the lawn; Patton's grave stands alone at the front between the flagpoles, facing his men.
Plan your visit
Open daily 09:00–17:00, free, with a car park (Visit Luxembourg listing, October 2026). Run by the American Battle Monuments Commission; hours can change, so check before you go.
Things change, so check opening times before you travel.
Nearby sites
- National Museum of Military History, Diekirch · 29 km
- Mardasson Memorial, Bastogne · 55 km
- Bastogne War Museum · 55 km
- Bastogne Barracks (McAuliffe's HQ) · 56 km
- Bois Jacques foxholes, Foy · 56 km
- Recogne German war cemetery · 58 km
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