Madame rouffanche, the only survivor of the massacre in. Oradoursurglane was an island in a sea of chaos, where hundreds of refugees had come to get away from the war, including some of the red spaniards, the communists who had fought in the spanish civil war which ended in 1939. More than forty years later, ernest kestner, retired and recently widowed, leaves his adopted home in new york and returns to france to visit his headstrong. Oradour sur glane the story of the massacre on june 10, 1944. When they left, the town and all its inhabitants were dead. A feature film, une vie avec oradour, was released in september 2011 in france. The village of oradour sur glane, central france, where 642 citizens, including 500 women and children, were killed on june 10th, 1944. With christopher plummer, catherine hicks, michael lonsdale, christopher cazenove. Of course, by this time, the ss already had made its reputation as a brutal and merciless force. Philippe molle rappelle dans memoires doutremers 2005 le drame doradour sur glane, evoque dans le film le vieux fusil.
On 10 june 1944, the village of oradoursurglane in hautevienne in nazi occupied france. The story of oradour sur glane the story of the massacre from the ss point of view for the official story, click here. We will be driving 2 hours from sarlat, and we dont want to rush through it. On the afternoon of june 10, 1944, 642 men, women, and children were murdered in the village of oradour sur glane, france gunned down by troops of the german armys 2nd ss panzer division. Travel from cdg to oradour and car rental in limoges jun 06, 2015. This is based on the events which took place in oradoursurglane. In less than a day, a nazi regiment reduced a french town to rubble, murdering all of its inhabitants. The village of oradoursurglane, central france, where 642 citizens, including 500 women and children, were killed on june 10th, 1944. Oradour sur glane was a small farming village of around 350 inhabitants, located near clermontferrand, some 15 miles westnorthwest of limoges. A drama rooted in the french collective memory and which remains the largest massacre of civilians in france under.
Sep 05, 20 it is inconceivable that any images of oradoursurglane the french village wiped out by the waffen ss in june 1944 could be anything other than moving. Oradour sur glane was an island in a sea of chaos, where hundreds of refugees had come to get away from the war, including some of the red spaniards, the communists who had fought in the spanish civil war which ended in 1939. Former ss soldier charged over 1944 nazi massacre at. One of the regular readers of my blog asked a question, in a comment on my previous oradoursurglane post, about how a german soldier managed to put a fire bomb inside the oradoursurglane church without burning himself up, or allowing the women inside the church to extinguish the fire. Oradour sur glane hautevienne mardi 10 juin 2014, dans lancien bourg, 70e anniversaire duration. The first and final episodes 1 and 26, entitled a new germany and remember respectively, show helicopter views of the destroyed village, interspersed with pictures of the victims. As so many provincial towns, this small market town located about 20kms northwest of limoges, had no particular history however, this tragically changed on june 10, 1944, when oradoursurglane became a martyr village. Cologne man, 88, charged over murders in french village during wwii. Here is a quote from the forward of the official publication about the massacre at oradoursurglane. Following the massacre, the bodies were either burned by the nazi soldiers or left where they lay as the men looted the town and set it ablaze before leaving. Mobility scooter hire, oradour sur glane, france jul 17, 2017.
Oradoursurglane hautevienne bourg martyr depuis le samedi. Il villaggio originale venne distrutto il 10 giugno. Wedlug danych na rok 1990 gmine zamieszkiwalo 1998 osob, a gestosc zaludnienia wynosila 52 osobykm. During world war ii, it was located in the germanoccupied zone of france. A creative writing stimulus for edexcel gcse unit 3 creative writing. A drama rooted in the french collective memory and which remains the largest massacre of civilians in france under german occupation.
With jeanmarcel darthout, robert hebras, herve herpe. Located some 460 km south and east of normandy, this small community had existed for years. Sep 03, 2017 on the afternoon of june 10, 1944, 642 men, women, and children were murdered in the village of oradour sur glane, france gunned down by troops of the german armys 2nd ss panzer division. Oradour sur glane hautevienne bourg martyr depuis le. Almost every french person knows the story of the atrocity of oradoursurglane although many nonfrench do not. Oradoursurglane was the site of one of the most tragic events of wwii. It is inconceivable that any images of oradoursurglane the french village wiped out by the waffen ss in june 1944 could be anything other than moving. The ss justification for the oradoursurglane massacre centers on their claim that the destruction of the village was a reprisal, which was legal under international law up until the geneva convention of 1949. When ss troops massacred over 600 french villagers in. In 1944, a dashing german soldier and a beautiful french girl fell deeply in love while world war ii raged on.
Oradoursurglane shown in the tv series the world at war. En italie, en belgique, en grece, des divisions ss basculees a louest apres avoir opere en union sov. The original population was destroyed on 10 june 1944, when 642 of its inhabitants, including women and children, were massacred by a german waffenss company. Based on the true story of oradoursurglane, a french town that was nearly wiped. The story of oradoursurglane was featured in the noted 197374 british documentary television series the world at war, which was narrated by laurence olivier. By andre desourteaux and robert hebras this is the english language version of the book. Prosecutors charge 88yearold man over 1944 nazi massacre at oradoursurglane where 642 villagers were shot and burnt. Tucked in the limousin countryside near limoges, oradour was a part of occupied france during the second.
Apr 03, 2010 here is a quote from the forward of the official publication about the massacre at oradoursurglane. The story of oradoursurglane the story of the massacre from the ss point of view for the official story, click here. The ss justification for the oradour sur glane massacre centers on their claim that the destruction of the village was a reprisal, which was legal under international law up until the geneva convention of 1949. Les allemands ont ete attaques dans les jours precedents par les maquisards qui veulent freiner leur. Il villaggio originale venne distrutto il 10 giugno 1944, e nei suoi pressi venne costruito il borgo odierno.
The book tells the official story of the destruction of the peaceful village of oradoursurglane on june 10, 1944 when 642 innocent men, women and children were brutally murdered for no reason at all and the whole town was destroyed by waffenss soldiers in hitlers elite army. Il y a quelques fautes dorthographes dans cette video. Former ss soldier charged over 1944 nazi massacre at oradour. Michel mardore, critique, ecrivain et cineaste, sest inspire des faits doradoursurglane pour son film le sauveur, realise en 1971 et interprete par horst buccholz dans le role du nazi.
A traveler in june 1944 leaving limoges for angouleme would have been captivated by the charming balance of the surrounding countryside. Oradoursurglane was one of the most passive villages in france. Car oradoursurglane, village paisible, navait rien dun objectif militaire. Charred cars and gutted structures still line oradours streets. The story of oradour is one that deserves the words carved outside the devastated town. A life with oradour retraces its history, with the meticulous story of this day, filmed in the ruins of the villagemartyr. Jan 08, 2014 prosecutors charge 88yearold man over 1944 nazi massacre at oradoursurglane where 642 villagers were shot and burnt. A new village was built after the war on a nearby site but on the orders of the then french. How much time, at a minimum, should we plan to spend in oradoursurglane.
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