Oradour-sur-Glane
by Fletcher8
During my travels after attending the Open Canoe Festival we drove through at place called Oradour-sur-Glane.
On 10 June 1944, the idylic French village of Oradour-sur-Glane was completely destroyed and 642 innocent men, women and children were massacred by soldiers in Hitler's elite Waffen-SS army. The ruins of the martyred village have been preserved as a reminder.
A strange place to walk through and I felt a little uneasy
taking images.
On 10 June 1944, the idylic French village of Oradour-sur-Glane was completely destroyed and 642 innocent men, women and children were massacred by soldiers in Hitler's elite Waffen-SS army. The ruins of the martyred village have been preserved as a reminder.
A strange place to walk through and I felt a little uneasy
taking images.
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Posted 22/04/2012 - 19:17
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agree sad story but this picture is excellent ! something id hang up
Posted 22/04/2012 - 19:24
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That is a forlorn image to match the story.
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Posted 22/04/2012 - 20:01
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agree sad story but this picture is excellent ! something id hang up
Except that as an example of man's inhumanity to man it might be too much to face each day.agree sad story but this picture is excellent ! something id hang up
A fine moving image. I went there thirty years ago...
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Robert Adams
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Posted 22/04/2012 - 20:26
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Very poignant image.
I cried when I went in the church and I don't recall any birds song there.
I cried when I went in the church and I don't recall any birds song there.
Posted 22/04/2012 - 20:29
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Very moving, thanks for sharing with us.
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David
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Posted 22/04/2012 - 20:30
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Sadly nothing has been learned since this time. A very fine image and thanks for relating the story behind the image
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Posted 22/04/2012 - 22:25
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I liked this shot even before i read your info,- but this makes it all the more powerful an image!. - mary.
Posted 23/04/2012 - 14:56
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A very moving story and image, sympathetically taken.
Posted 23/04/2012 - 18:31
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Oradour has been much photographed but that's a very nice shot, particularly in B&W.
Posted 26/04/2012 - 17:50
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focus wrote:
I liked this shot even before i read your info,- but this makes it all the more powerful an image!. - mary.
+1.I liked this shot even before i read your info,- but this makes it all the more powerful an image!. - mary.
Must go there - I think it is great they preserved it this way; I hadn't heard of it till now - thanks.
All the best
Andy
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