Oradour sur Glane war memorial village ruins, Haute Vienne, France

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Oradour sur Galane war memorial village ruins, Haute Vienne, France. In 1944, all inhabitants of the village 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, France
Photo credit: © Lourens Smak / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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