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On 10 June 1944, 78 years ago today, 643 lives were cut short in the small French village of Oradour-sur-Glane, near the city of Limoges. Thread 1/8 #oradour #France #Frenchhistory #oradoursurglane
The focus today should not be on the SS division responsible, but it should be on the men, women and children who lost their lives. 2/8
3/8 The women and children were killed in this church. The one survivor, Marguerite Rouffanche, watched one of her daughters shot dead, and the other fall into flames when the floor of the sacristy gave way. She was holding Marguerite’s only grandchild, baby Guy.
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1. Hace hoy 77 años, en el pequeño pueblo francés de #OradourSurGlane era “día de mercado”.
Los niños aún estaban en la escuela... todo parecía normal pero...
Hilo...
2. Empezaron a llegar 200 soldados de las SS (eran los tiempos de la ocupación nazi de Francia). Los soldados rodearon el pueblo y obligaron a todo el mundo a reunirse en la plaza central, también a los niños.
3. A los hombres los separaron y les dividieron en grupos.
Cada grupo era apuntado por una ametralladora. Y tras un aviso sonoro todas las armas dispararon a la vez. Mataron a todos y quemaron sus cuerpos.
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