Oradour-sur-Glane massacre - Wikipedia
On 10 June 1944, four days after D-Day, the village of Oradour-sur-Glane in Haute-Vienne in Nazi-occupied France was destroyed when 643 civilians, including non-combatant men, …
Oradour-sur-Glane: Martyred Village - The National WWII Museum
Before the war, Oradour-sur-Glane was a quiet, rural community in central France. In 1944, the village was left in ruins after German Waffen-SS troops massacred 642 men, women, and …
Oradour-sur-Glane | Holocaust Encyclopedia
On June 10, 1944, troops of the 2nd Waffen-SS Panzer Division (armored division), Das Reich, massacred 642 people, almost the entire population, and then destroyed the village. After the …
Oradour-Sur-Glane: Haunting Photos Of The Mysterious Nazi …
Sep 3, 2017 · On the afternoon of June 10, 1944, 642 men, women, and children were murdered in the village of Oradour-sur-Glane, France gunned down by troops of the German army's 2nd …
Oradour-sur-Glane by Rick Steves
Lost in lush countryside, two hours north of the most popular and scenic stretch of the Dordogne River, Oradour-sur-Glane is one of the most powerful sights in all of France, and worth going …
Oradour, June 10th, 1944: A Nazi Massacre in Occupied France
Nov 5, 2007 · Showing that no Frenchmen were immune to repression confirmed the necessary unity of the country, and the myth of its unanimous opposition to the German occupation. The …
Oradour-sur-Glane: The Brutal WW2 Massacre That Still Haunts …
But what drove the SS to commit such an act in a country that was supposed to be collaborating with Nazi Germany? And why, out of all the villages in west-central France, was Oradour-sur …
Martyr Village: Massacre at Oradour-sur-Glane
By 6 pm, German soldiers roamed through the streets of Oradour, looting and setting alight every building in the town. Only the house of M. Dupic, the town draper, was spared as an overnight …
France, Germany Remember Nazi Massacre in French Village
Jun 11, 2019 · The French village of Oradour-sur-Glane looks the same today as it did 75 years ago -- when Nazi troops entered the village, forced 642 residents into buildings and burned …
Film: Life and Death in Occupied France - The Historical …
Oct 27, 2021 · This work explores life in the French village of Oradour-sur-Glane before, during and after the infamous massacre and destruction by Nazi Germany that took place on 10 June …