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The Horrific World War 2 Massacre at Oradour-Sur-Glance

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The Horrific World War 2 Massacre at Oradour-Sur-Glance

The quiet rural village that was destroyed in France

Sam H Arnold
May 29, 2023
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Oradour-sur-glance is a shrine to the victims that were killed there. The decision was made at the close of World War II not to rebuild the village but to leave it to the people that were murdered there. The bullet holes remain in the church walls.

The massacre essentially went unnoticed by the world. The joy of the Normandy landings meant that the paper…

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