Chenogne

Chenogne
Chenogne, Belgium

Chenogne (or Chegnogne) is a village in the municipality of Vaux-sur-Sûre, in the Belgian province of Luxembourg.[1]

On January 1, 1945 American soldiers are alleged to have massacred German Wehrmacht soldiers during World War II (see the Chenogne massacre) in retaliation to a previous massacre of American soldiers by the Waffen SS.

References

  1. ↑ Staff. Chenogne, Belgium, Retrieved 2008-07-30

Coordinates: 49°59′31″N 5°37′05″E / 49.992°N 5.618°E / 49.992; 5.618


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