The martyr village of Oradour-sur-Glane

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Oradour-sur-Glane (Limousin region in west-central France): ruins of the martyred village. On June 10th, 1944, 642 inhabitants were massacred by a German Waffen-SS company. It was the largest Nazi massacre of civilians committed on French soil during WWII

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Size: 4288px × 2848px
Location: France Oradour sur Glane
Photo credit: © Castelli / Andia / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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