The Ardennes Counteroffensive, also known as the Battle of the Bulge, was the last attempt by the Third Reich to defeat the Allied forces of the West in the winter of 1944-45. On 16 December, 1944, German troops under the command of General von Rundstedt attacked the weakly defended American line along the Sauer and Our rivers. The majority of the population of Ösling was evacuated, but there were nevertheless many victims among the civilian population. General Patton redeployed the Third Army from the Saar to Luxembourg. During intense fighting, he regained the north sector by sector.
The Museum of the Ardennes Counteroffensive commemorates this dark but decisive period of the last century. The Battle of the Bulge lasted almost two months. It was one of the largest and most confusing battles of the Second World War, and ultimately liberated Luxembourg from German occupation.
From 1st May to 31st October: Tuesday to Sunday from 10am to 6pm
From 1st November to 30th April: Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 6 pm
21.12.2019 - 05.01.2020: 10am to 6 pm (closed on 25.12.2019 and 30.12.2019)
31.12.2019: 10am to 4.30 pm
€3.50 full price
€2.50 Discounted price for groups of 10 or more; Hostelling International card; students aged over 18
Under 18s free
COMBI full price €5.00 (Museum of the Ardennes Counteroffensive + Museum of Models the Castles and Palaces of Luxembourg)
COMBI Discounted price €3.00 (Museum of the Ardennes Counteroffensive + Museum of Models of the Castles and Palaces of Luxembourg)