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45°55′41″N 1°02′28″E / 45.9280°N 1.0410°E 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, women, and children, were massacred by a German Waffen-SS company as … See more
In February 1944, the 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich was stationed in the Southern French town of Valence-d'Agen, north of Toulouse, waiting to be resupplied with new equipment … See more
The SS men next proceeded to the church and placed an incendiary device beside it. When it was ignited, women and children tried to escape through the doors and windows, only to be … See more
On 10 June, Diekmann's battalion sealed off Oradour-sur-Glane and ordered everyone within to assemble in the village square to have their identity papers examined. This … See more
Protests at Diekmann's unilateral action followed, both from Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, General Walter Gleiniger, German … See more
After the war, General Charles de Gaulle decided the village should never be rebuilt, but would remain a memorial to the cruelty of the Nazi … See more
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• The story of Oradour-sur-Glane was featured in the 1973–74 British documentary television series The World at War See moreWikipedia text under CC-BY-SA license Oradour-sur-Glane: Martyred Village - The National …
WEBNovember 7, 2018. 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 children …
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WEBApr 4, 2024 · Oradour-sur-Glane, village, Haute-Vienne département, Nouvelle-Aquitaine région, south-central France. It is located 14 miles …
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