Editing Amel (section)

==History==
In 716, the [[Battle of Amblève]], between [[Charles Martel]] with the [[Austrasia]]ns on one side and the joint forces of the [[Frisia]]ns and [[Neustria]]ns under [[Ragenfrid]] and [[Chilperic II]] on the other side, was the first victory for Charles Martel.

Amel was the site of heavy fighting during the [[Battle of the Bulge]]. On 17 December 1944, the [[333rd Field Artillery Battalion (United States)#Wereth 11 Massacre|Wereth Massacre]] took place when eleven soldiers of the [[African American]] [[333rd Field Artillery Battalion (United States)|333rd Field Artillery Battalion]] were tortured and executed by members of the [[1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler|1st SS Panzer Division ''Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler'']]. A memorial to the ''Wereth 11'' was erected in the village in 1994.

[[File:Amel, Kirche Sankt Huberrtus oeg31027 IMG 7647 2023-08-28 14.48.jpg|thumb|Amel, church: Kirche Sankt Huberrtus|left|270px]]
[[File:Amel, straatzicht Kircheweg vanaf het plein bij de kerk IMG 7666 2023-08-28 14.51.jpg|thumb|Amel, streetview Kircheweg from the square in front of the church|center|240px]]
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