Saturday, 19 July 2008
Thursday, 17 July 2008
Oradour sur Glane
Pictures from the Village of Martyrs at Oradour sur Glane in Limousin, France.
The village was razed by the SS Division "Das Reich" on June 10th, 1944. 642 people were killed and only 11 managed to escape. 328 buildings were destroyed and after the war then President de Gaulle ordered that the town should be preserved as a memorial to those who perished and to remind us all of the horrors of war.
The village was razed by the SS Division "Das Reich" on June 10th, 1944. 642 people were killed and only 11 managed to escape. 328 buildings were destroyed and after the war then President de Gaulle ordered that the town should be preserved as a memorial to those who perished and to remind us all of the horrors of war.
For the full set of pictures of Oradour sur Glane go to Flickr.
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