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World War II: Thirty members of the Luxembourgish resistance defend the town of Vianden against a larger Waffen-SS attack in the Battle of Vianden.
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Vianden is a commune with town status in the Éislek region, north-eastern Luxembourg, with a population of 2,203 as of 2023. It is part of the canton of the same name. Vianden lies on the Our river, near the border between Luxembourg and Germany. It is known for the Vianden…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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Battle of Vianden
1944 battle of the Luxembourgish resistance to German occupation in WWII
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