Oradour sur Glane preserved Limousin village scene of WW2 Nazi SS massacre France

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Oradour-sur-Glane was the site of an appalling massacre by the German Waffen-SS on 10th June 1944, when they encircled the village, rounded up its inhabitants, and ruthlessly slaughtered them all including women and children. A minority of people escaped the brutal attack or fled when they first saw the Germans appear. The village was preserved as a memorial by General de Gaulle after the war, and a new village was subsequently built nearby.

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Size: 3488px × 5229px
Location: Village Martyr, 87520 Oradour-sur-Glane, Haute-Vienne, Limousin, France
Photo credit: © Glenn Harper / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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