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Oradour-sur-Glane
1944Jun, 10

World War II: Six hundred forty-two men, women and children massacred at Oradour-sur-Glane, France.

Oradour-sur-Glane (French pronunciation: ​[ɔʁaduʁ syʁ ɡlan]; Occitan: Orador de Glana) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in west-central France, as well as the name of the main village within the commune.

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