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Name: Granduchy of Luxembourg
Type: Polity
Start: 1839 AD
End: 2022 AD
Nation: luxembourg
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Granduchy of Luxembourg
This article is about the specific polity Granduchy of Luxembourg and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.
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With the Congress of Vienna of 1815 the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg was established, which was held in a personal union with the Netherlands by King William I. Unlike the Netherlands it became a member of the German Confederation. In 1839, following the turmoil of the Belgian Revolution, the purely French-speaking part of Luxembourg was ceded to Belgium and the Luxembourgish-speaking part (except the Arelerland, the area around Arlon) became what is the present state of Luxembourg. Luxembourg became independent but remained in personal union with the Netherlands until 1890.
Establishment
Chronology
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1. World War I
Was a global conflict between two coalitions, the Allies (primarily France, the United Kingdom, Russia, Italy, Japan, and the United States) and the Central Powers (led by Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire). It was mainly caused by the competition of the western countries over domain in Europe and in the rest of the world with their colonial empires. The war ended with the defeat of the Central Powers. The war also caused the Russian Revolution and the ensuing Russian Civil War.
Was the theatre of war in western Europe during World War I.
1.1.1.Occupation of Luxembourg
Was the German occupation of Luxembourg during World War I.
Was a series of massive Allied offensives that led to the collapse of the Western Front and of the German Empire.
2. World War II
Was a global conflict that lasted from 1939 to 1945 (it started sooner in certain regions) between the Axis Powers (mainly Germany, Japan and Italy) and the Allies (mainly the Soviet Union, the U.S.A., the U.K., China and France). It was the war with more fatalities in history. The war in Asia began when Japan invaded China on July 7, 1937. The war in Europe began when Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939. The war ended with the complete defeat of the Axis powers, which were occupied by the Allies.
2.1.World War II (Western Front)
Was the Western European theatre of World War II.
2.1.1.German Invasion of Luxembourg
Was the German Invasion of Luxembourg during World War II.
2.1.2.Ardennes Counteroffensive
Was the last major German offensive campaign on the Western Front during World War II.
2.1.2.1.Allied Counteroffensive
Allied military operations to liberate Belgium and Luxembourg during World War II.
Was a phase in the Western European campaign of World War II which involved actions near the German defensive Siegfried Line.
2.1.4.Western Allied invasion of Germany
Was the invasion of the western territories of Germany mainly by the United States, United Kingdom, France and Canada at the end of World War II.
2.1.4.1.German Offensive on the Western Front during the Allied invasion
Was a offensive of Germany against the Allies that were invading German-occupied Europe during World War II.
Took place November 19, 1944 in the small town of Vianden, in northern Luxembourg. It was one of the most important battles of the Luxembourg Resistance during World War II.
2.2.End of World War II in Europe
Refers to the surrender of Axis forces and the end of World War II and to the territorial changes that were a direct consequence of World War II but happened after the traditional end of the War.
