Oradour-sur-Glane

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Object location 45° 55′ 55″ N, 1° 01′ 54″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap. View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap - Google Earth info
English: Oradour-sur-Glane was a village in the Limousin region of Vichy France that came under direct German control in 1942. Its name has become infamous because of its destruction in 1944 when almost all of its inhabitants — men, women, and children — were slaughtered by the German Waffen-SS.
Français : Oradour-sur-Glane, village de la Haute-Vienne dans le Limousin, a été le théâtre du massacre perpétré le 10 juin 1944 par la division SS "Das Reich". La quasi-totalité de ses habitants, soit 642 personnes (hommes, femmes et enfants) ont été massacrés. Le village a été incendié et détruit.
Deutsch: Oradour-sur-Glane, eine französische Gemeinde nordöstlich von Bordeaux in der Region Limousin im nordwestlichen Teil des Zentralmassivs, war am 10. Juni 1944 Schauplatz eines Massakers der Waffen-SS.

  • The entrance

  • The entrance

  • Main street

  • Main street outside church

  • Main street outside train station

  • Main street outside post office

  • The Post Office

  • Childrens' School

  • A boulangerie

  • Wrecked cars

  • Various wrecked hardware

  • Bicycle and sewing machine

  • Radiators

  • Stove and pots

  • Various items on display

  • The church

  • The church

  • A sign in the cemetery

  • The main entrance

  • Stamp of Germany, GDR, 1966

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