National Museum of Military History

The National Museum of Military History is Diekirch's headline attraction. Its best-known displays cover the Battle of the Bulge with life-size dioramas, vehicles, uniforms, photographs, weapons, and civilian material from the surrounding region.

It is a serious museum rather than a collection of hardware for its own sake. Give it time, especially if you are trying to understand why northern Luxembourg's quiet valleys carry so many Second World War memorials.

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The museum began in 1982 with local enthusiasts and veterans, then grew into one of Luxembourg's most important war-history institutions. Its Diekirch focus is no accident: the surrounding Ardennes were caught in the winter fighting of 1944-45.

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