Oradour-sur-Glane, Limousin

Today, we visited Oradour-sur-Glane, known as the martyr village. It was difficult to consider the atrocities of WII in the peaceful beauty of the Limousin countryside. On June 10 1944, 642 villagers were massacred by Nazi SS soldiers in a matter of hours. The village itself was bombed and destroyed by tanks.
The village is now a national monument to the lives lost. Plaques around the village mark the spots where groups of people were slaughtered. The woman and children sought refuge in the Church, all but one were shot.
An extraordinary place, beautiful, sad, and important, least we forget.Leggi altro