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U.S. troops of the 5th Infantry Division, U.S. Third Army, Luxembourg, advance through wintry-looking countryside on their way to the frontlines. 22 December, 1944.

US troops in Luxembourg during World War II

After holding a woodland position all night near Wiltz, Luxembourg, against German counter attack, three men of B Co., 101st Engineers, emerge for a rest. 14 January 1945

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The Battle of the Bulge: the bloody final hurdle of WWII in Luxembourg

Nazi Gauleiter Gustav Simon at a rally in Luxembourg, August 1942.

A real-life crime thriller

The capture of Luxembourg's Nazi Gauleiter Gustav Simon

The body of Gustav Simon.

Luxembourg's own conspiracy theory

Captain Hanns Alexander and the death of Gauleiter Gustav Simon

Luxembourg's darkest day?

30 August 1942: the country's forced conscription into the German Army

No photos exist of the Jewish deportations from Luxembourg. The above photo shows the 'Umsiedlung' campaign, in which Luxembourgers were forcefully resettled in eastern Europe for refusing to collaborate with the Nazi regime. Other Germanic people left for the East on a voluntary basis.

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The deportation of Luxembourg's Jewish community during WWII

Grand Duchess Marie Anne with her six daughters in 1920 during the reign of Grand Duchess Charlotte.

From exile to the concentration camps during WWII

Grand Duchess Adelheid-Marie, the second wife of Grand Duke Adolphe (right). Photograph by Charles Bernhoeft.

From Duke to Grand Duke

Luxembourg under the House of Nassau-Weilburg

Grand Duchess Marie-Adélaïde

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Luxembourg's dynastic crisis and the abdication of Marie-Adélaïde

Remembering Luxembourg's worst gas explosion: video

Assassination attempts, resistance and starvation

Life in Luxembourg under German occupation during 1914–18

Luxembourgish volunteers in World War I

A house hit by a bomb on Rue de la Gare - 24 March 1918.

The accidental invasion

Luxembourg's little-known role in the outbreak of World War I

A century of Schueberfouer

Enjoy a visual ride with images from Luxembourg's biggest funfair: video

The above map shows the partition of Luxembourg at the Treaty of London in 1839. Luxembourg in its current shape lost a significant amount of land, which is now the Luxembourg province in Wallonia.

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The birth of the Grand Duchy as a nation

From steam trains to free transport

A timeline of Luxembourg's rail transport

From horse carts to electrical power

The history of Luxembourg's tram since 1875

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Holy roman emperors – when Luxembourg ruled Europe

Charles VI, the first Austrian Habsburg Duke of Luxembourg.

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The much less inbred Austrian rulers of Luxembourg

Charles II of Spain, the last Spanish Habsburg ruler of Luxembourg, with his Habsburg jaw.

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The inbred Spanish rulers of Luxembourg

Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg

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The referendum that saved the Grand Duchy

Luxembourg's Chamber of Deputies, where the events of 1919 took place.

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Mutiny in the Grand Duchy

Luxembourgers celebrating the liberation of their country in November 1918.

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How the Grand Duchy survived the end of World War I intact

From grass strip to international hub

The history of Luxembourg's airport since 1930

How Luxembourg's freight airline became one of the largest in the world

Dark Luxembourg

Deadly plane crashes in Luxembourg

Marie-Adelaide, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg between 1912 and 1919. Her short reign saw six prime ministers take power in the space of three years.

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Six prime ministers in three years – political chaos in the Grand Duchy

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The emergence of political parties in the Grand Duchy

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