Oradour sur Glane war memorial village ruins, Haute Vienne, France main street of the town.

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Oradour sur Glane war memorial village ruins, Haute Vienne, France main street of the town. In 1944, all inhabitants were killed, and the village was destroyed completely, by the Waffen SS which were on their way to Normandy. De Gaulle decided the village would become a memorial.

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Size: 4736px × 3552px
Location: Oradour sur Glane, Limousin, France
Photo credit: © Lourens Smak / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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