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Margraten ( Dutch: [mɑrˈɣraːtə (n)] ⓘ; Limburgish: Mergraote) is a village and a former municipality in the southeastern part of the Netherlands. On 1 January 2011 this former municipality merged with a neighbouring one, which resulted in the new Eijsden-Margraten municipality. Preceding developments
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At the Netherlands American Cemetery, the Foundation for Adopting Graves at the American Cemetery Margraten and its long-standing grave adoption program received an important designation this year from the government of the Netherlands. The program is now recognized as part of the Dutch National Inventory of Immaterial Cultural Inheritance.
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The American War Cemetery and Memorial in Margraten is the sole U.S. war cemetery in the Netherlands. The cemetery is the final resting place of 8,288 U.S. WWII soldiers, of whom many died during Operation Market Garden in September 1944 or during the Allied push into Nazi-Germany.
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Today, the Foundation for Adopting Graves at the American Cemetery Margraten manages this program. With a similar intention the Foundation United Adopters American War Graves created a program known as The Faces of Margraten. This group collects photos of our fallen, and sponsors a bi-annual event at the cemetery during Dutch Memorial Day weekend.
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The cemetery was taken into use during the war based on a temporary right of use, starting from November 1944, shortly after the town of Margraten was liberated. During these first years the cemetery was used to bury the fallen of all nationalities, including German war victims.
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Two hundred and fifty-three fallen service members from Missouri have been acknowledged and remembered on the Tablets of the Missing at the Netherlands American Cemetery in the village of Margraten.
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The American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) dedicated its newest visitor center at Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands, this Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. Officially opening to the public Dec. 12, 2023, this visitor center is the 10th visitor center created by ABMC since 2007.
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Margraten.org is a website with a wealth of information about one of the largest American military cemeteries on the European continent. It is generally known under the name of 'Margraten'. This website brings together various projects and initiatives regarding this cemetery.
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A Tour of Margraten American Cemetery. In this video, we are going to take a look at Margraten American Cemetery in the Netherlands. We will talk about the history, the wall of the missing and we visit all the Medal of Honor recipients buried there. 1st Lt. Walter J. Will, United States Army - Medal of Honor.
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Netherlands American Cemetery lies in the village of Margraten, 6 miles east of Maastricht. Maastricht can be reached by train from Paris (Gare du Nord) via Liège, any city in Holland, or from Germany via Aachen. A bus service runs from Maastricht railroad station. Maastricht airport with taxicabs is 5 miles to the north; service should be.
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Ceremonies at Memorial Day Margraten, 30 May 1945, pictures courtesy of the 8th Armored Division Association The soldiers buried at Margraten died in battles from the D-Day landings in Normandy to VE-Day (Victory in Europe Day) in May 1945.
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Contact Margraten Cemetery The American War Cemetery and Memorial Netherlands in Margraten, the Netherlands is the only American War Cemetery in the Netherlands. In this cemetery, almost 8,300 American soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the freedoms of others during World War Two are buried.
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May 24, 2015 at 7:39 p.m. EDT MARGRATEN, Netherlands — They haven't forgotten. For 70 years, the Dutch have come to a verdant U.S. cemetery outside this small village to care for the graves.
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Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial ( Dutch: Amerikaanse Begraafplaats Margraten) is a Second World War military war grave cemetery, located in the village of Margraten, 10 km (6.2 mi) east of Maastricht, in the most southern part of the Netherlands.
