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Oradour-sur-Glane Martyr Village - Limoges - France - World War II - Euroepan Tourist Guide - euro-t-guide.com

The small village of Oradour-sur-Glane was raided by German SS troops on the 10th of June 1944 - as revenge for French sabotage actions in the area.   Almost the entire population - 642 men, women and children were killed. Only a few survived. The German forces burned or blew up all the houses in the village. After the war the village was made a memorial site - left almost as it looked when the German forces left it in 1944.               
 
Oradour-sur-Glane - Limoges

At the graveyard at Oradour-sur-Glane there is a memorial for the victims of the SS massacre on the 10th of June 1944.

At the graveyard at Oradour-sur-Glane there is a memorial for the victims of the SS massacre on the 10th of June 1944. 
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Some of the smaller things that were found in the houses of Oradour-sur-Glane after the massacre.

Some of the smaller things that were found in the houses of Oradour-sur-Glane after the massacre.
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Typical memorial stones at the graveyard at Oradour-sur-Glane.

Typical memorial stones at the graveyard at Oradour-sur-Glane.   
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The remains of a lorry in Oradour-sur-Glane.

The remains of a lorry in Oradour-sur-Glane.
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The main street at Oradour-sur-Glane.

The main street at Oradour-sur-Glane.  
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The remains of a lorry in Oradour-sur-Glane.

The remains of a lorry in Oradour-sur-Glane.   
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