Sujet

The ruined village of Oradour-Sur-Glane in France where 642 of its inhabitants, including women and children, were massacred

Légende

The ruined village of Oradour-Sur-Glane in France where 642 of its inhabitants, including women and children, were massacred by a Nazi Waffen-SS company. A new village was built nearby after the war, but French president Charles de Gaulle ordered the original maintained as a permanent memorial and museum.

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Photographe : George Impey

Date

août 2015

Crédit

Photo12/Alamy/George Impey

Notre référence

LMY24T02_F4CDPW

Utilisation

uniquement en France

Model release

Non

Property release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

36,4Mo (2,1Mo) / 37,0cm x 24,7cm / 4368 x 2912 (300dpi)

Mots clés

on 10 june 1944 the village of oradour-sur-glane in haute-vienne in then nazi-occupied france was destroyed when 642 of its inhabitants including women and children were massacred by a nazi waffen-ss company. a new village was built nearby after the were massacred by a nazi waffen-ss company. a new village was built nearby after the war but french president charles de gaulle ordered the original maintained as a permanent memorial and museum. oradour sur glane nazi war crimes world war 2 wwii world war 2 world war ii wartime france occupied france nazi war crimes nazi ss soldiers ss-sturmbannführer adolf diekmann marguerite rouffanche adolf hitler