On june 10, 1944, oradour sur glane in france became the location of one of the most heinous war crimes of wwii. Car oradoursurglane, village paisible, navait rien dun objectif militaire. Oradour sur glane was the site of a particularly brutal atrocity during world war ii. Oct 30, 2014 i visited oradoursurglane in the limousin region many years ago. The original village was destroyed on 10 june 1944, when 642 of its inhabitants, including women and children, were massacred by a company. Indrukwekkende film over oradour sur glane youtube. A traveler in june 1944 leaving limoges for angouleme would have been captivated by the charming balance of the surrounding countryside. Oradoursurglane shown in the tv series the world at war. Oradour sur glane the story of the massacre on june 10, 1944. The village des martyrs, as it is now known, was machinegunned and burned by nazi troops on june 10, 1944 four days after dday. Jun 10, 2019 robert hebras, est aujourdhui le dernier survivant du massacre doradoursurglane du 10 juin 1944. The town is known as the village of the martyrs, a sad memorial to its tragic past and the atrocity that took place there on 10 june 1944 i had been camping along the atlantic coast on my way to a rugby match at nontron. Oradoursurglane was the site of a particularly brutal atrocity during world war ii.
The entire village was destroyed and its inhabitants killed by german troops on june 10, 1944, exactly two years after a similar fate had befallen the czechoslovakian village of lidice in reprisal for resistance attacks, an ss detachment of 200 men routed all 652 inhabitants from their homes and into the. Oradour sur glane the story of the massacre from the. This 360 degree photograph was taken inside the church of oradoursurglane, starting with the altar on the left of view and then panning clockwise for a full revolution. In reprisal for resistance attacks, an ss detachment of 200 men routed all. 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. Starting on the extreme left is the altar, damaged in the fire on the 10th june 1944, it.
In 2015, ethan mordden published one day in france, a short novel based on the events of 1944. As so many provincial towns, this small market town located about 20kms northwest of limoges, had no particular history. Suivez toute lactualite en live du documentaire concernant le massacre doradoursurglane diffusion prevue. We know a great deal about what transpired at oradour sur glane because despite the thorugnness of the ss killing operation, there were a few survivors. Une vie avec oradour streaming complet film vf en francais. Apr 03, 2010 here is a quote from the forward of the official publication about the massacre at oradoursurglane. Het monument weerspiegelde op een genadeloze manier. Beyond its own tragedy, oradour embodies something more universal. Car oradour sur glane, village paisible, navait rien dun objectif militaire. En italie, en belgique, en grece, des divisions ss basculees a louest apres avoir opere en union sov. There was only one school child among the survivors. Les allemands ont ete attaques dans les jours precedents par les maquisards qui veulent freiner leur.
The lone child who managed to survive was roger godfrin. A life with oradour retraces its history, with the meticulous story of this day, filmed in the ruins of the villagemartyr. Zeven jaar later heeft hij in 1998 een film ingezonden naar het jvc videofilm festival in tokyo en won daar met deze documentaire ouradour. Suivez toute lactualite en live du documentaire concernant le massacre doradoursurglane diffusion prevue juin 2015.
The poet gillian clarke, national poet for wales, commemorates the massacre at oradour sur glane in two poems from her 2009 collection a recipe for water, oradour sur glane and singer. Introduction oradoursurglane est une petite commune du limousin. Documentaire en collaboration avec europe 1 et lassociation dauw. Oradoursurglane, een frans martelaarsdorp door henk. Trailer du film une vie avec oradour une vie avec oradour. Oradour sur glane, a village in limousin where six hundred and fortytwo people were exterminated by the nazis on the afternoon of june 10, 1944. Lost in lush countryside, two hours north of the most popular and scenic stretch of the dordogne river, oradour sur glane is one of the most powerful sights in all of france, and worth going out of your way to see. Covering a twentyfourhour period and moving back and forth.
The film recounts the stories of the heirs of the victims pain, echoing that of the director. The village of oradoursurglane, central france, where 642 citizens, including 500 women and children, were killed on june 10th, 1944. It was mid june and the weather was gloriously hot. The entire village was destroyed and its inhabitants killed by german troops on june 10, 1944, exactly two years after a similar fate had befallen the czechoslovakian village of lidice. However, this tragically changed on june 10, 1944, when oradour sur glane became a martyr village. Oradour sur glane was the site of one of the most tragic events of wwii. Il villaggio originale venne distrutto il 10 giugno 1944, e nei suoi pressi venne costruito il borgo odierno. 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. Oradour sur glane tweeter partager par email exporter ajouter aux favoris ajouter a ma playlist oradour sur glane journal france libre actualites. Le groupe comprenant les femmes et les enfants est enferme dans leglise du village. Oradoursurvayres, oradourfanais, oradoursaintgenest et oradoursurglane. 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. The following information about the massacre of 245 women and 207 children in the catholic church in the french village of oradour sur glane on june 10, 1944 is from the official publication of the remembrance committee and the national association of the families of the martyrs of oradour sur glane, a 190page booklet entitled oradour sur glane, a.