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Grandménil

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Grandménil
Grand-Mayni-e-l'-Årdene (Walloon)
Grandménil
Grandménil
Grandménil is located in Belgium
Grandménil
Grandménil
Grandménil is located in Europe
Grandménil
Grandménil
Coordinates: 50°17′N 05°39′E / 50.283°N 5.650°E / 50.283; 5.650
Country Belgium
Region Wallonia
Province Luxembourg
Municipality Manhay

Grandménil (Walloon: Grand-Mayni-e-l'-Årdene) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Manhay, located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium.

During the Battle of the Bulge of World War II, a fight between American units and elements of the 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich took place in Grandménil on Christmas night. The next day the German troops retreated and the village was re-captured by American troops.[1]

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  1. ^ "Le village de Grandmenil" [Grandmenil village] (in French). Maison du Tourisme Coeur de l’Ardenne, Au fil de l’Ourthe & de l’Aisne (Erezée – Houffalize - La Roche-en-Ardenne - Manhay - Rendeux). Retrieved 4 April 2021.
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