Pourquoi le village d'Oradour-sur-Glane ?

Pourquoi le village d'Oradour-sur-Glane ?

Pourquoi le village d'Oradour-sur-Glane ?

Pourquoi un tel massacre ? À la suite du Débarquement du , l'armée allemande souhaite se défaire de la menace que semble alors représenter la présence de résistants à l'arrière du front. Une opération de terreur ayant pour objectif de « servir d'exemple » est alors mise au point.

Comment visiter le village d'Oradour-sur-Glane ?

Le village martyr est ouvert 7 jours sur 7 du 1er février au 15 décembre aux mêmes horaires que le Centre de la Mémoire (9h-17h/18h/19h selon les périodes). Dernier accès une heure avant la fermeture des portes. Accès libre et gratuit au Village Martyr en passant par le hall d'entrée du Centre de la Mémoire.

Quel département Oradour-sur-glane ?

Informations générales sur Oradour-sur-Glane
Oradour-sur-Glane
RégionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DépartementHaute-Vienne
Etablissement public de coopération intercommunale (EPCI)Communauté de communes Porte Océane du Limousin
Code postal (CP)87520
2 autres lignes

Ou des SS attaquèrent la Wehrmacht ?

Bataille du château d'Itter.

Where is Oradour-sur-Glane located in France?

  • Oradour-sur-Glane was a small farming village of around 350 inhabitants, located near Clermont-Ferrand, some 15 miles west-north-west of Limoges. During World War II, it was located in the German-occupied zone of France. On J, troops of the 2nd Waffen-SS Panzer Division (armored division), Das Reich,...

What happened to the original Oradour?

  • A new village was built after the war on a nearby site, but on the orders of the then French president, Charles de Gaulle, the original has been maintained as a permanent memorial. The Centre de la mémoire d'Oradour museum is located beside the historic site.

How many people died in the Oradour-sur-Glane?

  • About twenty villagers had fled Oradour-sur-Glane as soon as the SS unit had appeared. That night, the village was partially razed. Several days later, the survivors were allowed to bury the 643 dead inhabitants of Oradour-sur-Glane who had been killed in just a few hours.

Who are some famous people from Oradour-sur-Glane?

  • Robert Hébras, born on in Oradour-sur-Glane; one of the six survivors of the Oradour-sur-Glane massacre on . Jean-Claude Peyronnet, (1940–), French politician, creator of the Centre of the Memory of Oradour-sur-Glane. Didier Barbelivien, French singer-songwriter, pays tribute to Oradour by his song "Les amants d'Oradour".

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