Oradour Sur Glane

Oradour Sur Glane

June 10 1944, A Waffen SS unit of the das reich division encircles the village of Oradour Sur Glane. 642 men, woman and children would be murdered by weapons and fire. To preserve the memory of this drama, the martyr village of Oradour Sur Glane has been preserved in the same state since 1944. To understand why, the centre de la memoire presents an exhibition retracing the events leading up to this barbaric act.


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