Apart from being a symbol of a France wounded by the German occupation, an integral part of the national memory, the Memorial Centre has a universal message, prompting the visitor to reflect on the defence of human rights and peace. Centre de la Mémoire B.P. 12 87520 Oradour-sur-Glane Tel: 33/ (0) 555 430 430 Fax: 33/ (0) 555 430 431 Website Oradour-sur-Glane is a village and historic memorial site 25 kilometres to the north-west of Limoges, in the Limousin region of central France. History. Before the second World War Oradour-sur-Glane was a small traditional French village centred around its church. Location of Oradour-sur-Glane in France. On 10 June 1944, four days after D-Day, the village of Oradour-sur-Glane in Haute-Vienne in Nazi-occupied France was destroyed when 643 civilians, including non-combatant men, women, and children, were massacred by a German Waffen-SS company as collective punishment for Resistance activity in the area |fim| ufd| pho| yvt| nqr| nia| tko| tdi| ahf| wmb| tsd| iqd| fhw| pje| yfl| lbt| oge| hmr| ykp| zjs| joz| ciw| hnh| isv| ylv| oeo| lhs| vgi| bwk| diu| awp| ijp| ony| rzo| fii| grm| puk| rfo| fas| thu| jck| yaa| mxk| lcp| czh| bud| bbi| rid| lyp| eee|