In precis, the SS murdered 600+ civilians in cold blood by rounding them up shooting them in the legs and setting the building on fire and shooting them if they tried to escape in retaliation for alleged Resistance work.
The village has not been touched or lived in since and is a living monument to the fallen.
This explains it more than I ever could
en.wikipedia.org
The aire is free, pay to go into the memorial but walking the town is free.
You will be moved, by the lack of birdsong and general stillness.
Recommended to do on the way home from holiday rather than on the way to holiday.
The village has not been touched or lived in since and is a living monument to the fallen.
This explains it more than I ever could
Oradour-sur-Glane massacre - Wikipedia
You will be moved, by the lack of birdsong and general stillness.
Recommended to do on the way home from holiday rather than on the way to holiday.
