Film oradour sur glane

The story of oradoursurglane the story of the massacre from the ss point of view for the official story, click here. 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. Between 160 to 200 soldiers of the waffen ss entered the quiet village of oradour sur glane 75 years ago this month the women and children were rounded up and locked into the church while the men. Indrukwekkende film over oradour sur glane tweede wereldoorlog. Oradoursurglane was the site of a particularly brutal atrocity during world war ii. A drama rooted in the french collective memory and which remains the largest massacre of civilians in france under german occupation. Il y a quelques fautes dorthographes dans cette video. Oradoursurglane hautevienne bourg martyr depuis le samedi. The 10th of june 1944 was also the date for other warcrime killings by the waffenss in france and elsewhere during wwii, see the 10th of june as a date in wwii history. Oradour sur glane has lain untouched since june 10 1944 it was on this day nazi soldiers stormed town and massacred residents m en rounded up and shot. Philippe molle rappelle dans memoires doutremers 2005 le drame doradour sur glane, evoque dans le film le vieux fusil. En italie, en belgique, en grece, des divisions ss basculees a louest apres avoir opere en union sov.

Apr 03, 2010 here is a quote from the forward of the official publication about the massacre at oradoursurglane. Sep 21, 2011 on june 10, 1944 in oradoursurglane, robert hebras escaped death. How much time, at a minimum, should we plan to spend in oradour sur glane. The ss justification for the oradour sur glane massacre centers on their claim that the destruction of the village was a reprisal, which was legal under international law up until the geneva convention of 1949. Oradoursurglane nazi massacre survivor visits ghost. Oradour sur glane the story of the massacre on june 10, 1944. The official version points out that the nazis had no valid reason to attack this peaceful town.

There are various theories about why the village of oradour sur glane was randomly selected by the ss. Les allemands ont ete attaques dans les jours precedents par les maquisards qui veulent freiner leur. The opening sequence of the first episode and the closing of the last, feature oradour sur glane with a voiceover by laurence olivier the choral music played at the end of the last episode as the camera pans over oradour, is the kyrie from the st nicholas mass by haydn. Jan 08, 2014 oradour sur glane located on a map of france. The remembrance committee and the national association of the families of the martyrs of oradoursurglane. A traveler in june 1944 leaving limoges for angouleme would have been captivated by the charming balance of the surrounding countryside. Oradour is located 14 miles northwest of limoges in the department of hautevienne, one of three departments in the historic region of limousin, itself now a part of the vast region of new aquitaine. Notes from my trip to oradoursurglane in october 2004. During world war ii, it was located in the germanoccupied zone of france. This view, taken in the evening of 10th june 2009 the 65th anniversary of the massacre at oradour shows the rue emile desourteaux looking towards the church, which is out of sight round the bend at the end of the road.

Oradoursurglane 10 june 1944 a wartime tragedy in france. Indrukwekkende film over oradour sur glane youtube. On 10 june 1944, the village of oradoursurglane in hautevienne in nazioccupied france. Het drama van oradoursurglane zeven jaar later heeft hij in 1998 een film ingezonden naar het jvc videofilm festival in tokyo en won daar. The 1975 french film le vieux fusil, is based on these facts. Oradoursurglane hautevienne bourg martyr depuis le. The original village was destroyed on 10 june 1944, when 642 of its inhabitants, including women. As so many provincial towns, this small market town located about 20kms northwest of limoges, had no particular history. Oradour sur glane was a small farming village of around 350 inhabitants, located near clermontferrand, some 15 miles westnorthwest of limoges. Sep 03, 2017 haunting photos of the brutal nazi massacre that remains a mystery to this day view gallery on the afternoon of june 10, 1944, 642 men, women, and children were murdered in the village of oradour sur glane, france gunned down by troops of the german armys 2nd ss panzer division. Oradour sur glane was the site of a particularly brutal atrocity during world war ii. Dit zijn filmbeelden van oradour, gemaakt kort na het drama, dat nog.

A life with oradour retraces its history, with the meticulous story of this day, filmed in the ruins of the villagemartyr. On june 10, 1944, oradour sur glane in france became the location of one of the most heinous war crimes of wwii. Tucked in the limousin countryside near limoges, oradour was a part of occupied france during the second. On june 10, 1944 in oradoursurglane, robert hebras escaped death. Il villaggio originale venne distrutto il 10 giugno 1944, e nei suoi pressi venne costruito il borgo odierno. Lost in lush countryside, two hours north of the most popular and scenic stretch of the dordogne river, oradoursurglane is one of the most powerful sights in all of france, and worth going out of your way to see. 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. It would have been possible to use film and mail the exposed film back to my home, but i had already decided to use only my digital camera.

Oradoursurglane, een frans martelaarsdorp door henk. We will be driving 2 hours from sarlat, and we dont want to rush through it. On 10 june 1944, the village of oradour sur glane in hautevienne in nazioccupied france was destroyed when 642 of its inhabitants, including women and children, were massacred by a german waffenss company. There was no excuse whatsoever for the german occupiers to select oradour sur glane for such a horrific crime. Oradour sur glane was the site of one of the most tragic events of wwii.

Le 10 juin 1944 a oradoursurglane, robert hebras echappe. The silence of oradoursurglane france revisited life. Wedlug danych na rok 1990 gmine zamieszkiwalo 1998 osob, a gestosc zaludnienia wynosila 52 osobykm. Michel mardore, critique, ecrivain et cineaste, sest inspire des faits doradoursurglane pour son film le sauveur, realise en 1971 et interprete par horst buccholz dans le role du nazi. Almost every french person knows the story of the atrocity of oradoursurglane although many nonfrench do not. A feature film, une vie avec oradour, was released in september 2011 in france. The story of oradour sur glane the story of the massacre from the ss point of view for the official story, click here. Charred cars and gutted structures still line oradour s streets. Trailer du film une vie avec oradour une vie avec oradour. This website describes the history, background and events leading up to the nazi warcrime of the massacre of the inhabitants of what is now called the martyr village of oradour sur glane. Oradoursurglane shown in the tv series the world at war. The ss justification for the oradoursurglane massacre centers on their claim that the destruction of the village was a reprisal, which was legal under international law up until the geneva convention of 1949.