Only one month before, 250 members of the Waffen-SS had unsuccessfully tried to recapture the town of Vianden with its castle from the Luxembourgish resistance during the Battle of Vianden.
Só un mes antes 250 membros das Waffen-SS intentaran sen éxito capturar a vila de Vianden co seu castelo, en mans da resistencia luxemburguesa, durante a batalla de Vianden.