List of wars involving Luxembourg explained

This article is a list of wars and conflicts involving Luxembourg since its full independence from the United Kingdom of the Netherlands in 1890.

StartFinishName of ConflictBelligerents (excluding Luxembourg)Outcome
AlliesEnemies
19141918World War IAllies





(1914–17)
(1917–18)
and others

Central Powers


(1915–18)
German occupation of Luxembourg between 1914 and 1918
Allied victory
  • Grand duchess Marie Adelheid is forced to abdicate due to her pro-German attitude (9 January 1919)
  • Monarchy survives, despite strong republican and pro-Belgian opposition
  • Treaty of Versailles (art. 40–41): German privileges in Luxembourg repealed
19401945World War IIAlliesAxis powersGerman occupation of Luxembourg (1940–1945)
Allied victory
  • Benelux founded (1944)
  • Benelux countries retrieve pre-war territories
19501953Korean War
(UN Resolution 84)
















Ceasefire
19981999Kosovo War Kosovo Liberation Army

NATO force
NATO victory
20012021War in Afghanistan Northern Alliance (2001)
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
NATO (ISAF, RS)
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (2001)
Taliban
Defeat
  • Fall of Taliban régime
  • Taliban insurgency
  • Taliban regains power in 2021

See also