The government and the City of Luxembourg have organised a memorial ceremony for the 75th anniversary of the liberation, which will take place on Tuesday.
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Commemoration of the 75th anniversary of Luxembourg City's liberation
10 September 1944 is widely considered as the day Luxembourg City was liberated from German forces, despite the Ardennes battle in winter 1944-1945 leading to a number of villages falling back under German occupation. However, the capital remained free. On 17 February 1945, German troops retreated definitively from Luxembourg territories.
To mark the 75th anniversary of Luxembourg City's liberation, a commemorative ceremony has been organised by the government and the city's communal council on 10 September 2019.
The first portion of the ceremony will take place at the National Memorial of Solidarity located on the "Kanounenhiwwel". This monument, inaugurated in 1971, was conceived as a place of commemoration for all victims of the Second World War.
The Grand Duke will lay a wreath in the presence of the Prime Minister, Minister of State, Xavier Bettel, the President of the Chamber of Deputies, Fernand Etgen, the Mayor of Luxembourg City, Lydie Polfer, other national and municipal authorities, the diplomatic corps accredited to the Luxembourg Head of State and representatives of the Patriotic Associations and the Committee for the Memory of the Second World War.
This moment of remembrance in memory of the liberation will be followed by a commemorative meeting held at the Cercle Cité. The programme for this event will include speeches by Xavier Bettel and Lydie Polfer, with a musical accompaniment by an ensemble from Luxembourg City's Conservatoire.
