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More than a Memory.

Authors :
Pike, Robert
Source :
History Today. Sep2021, Vol. 71 Issue 9, p18-20. 3p.
Publication Year :
2021

Abstract

The article reports that Limousin countryside, Oradour-sur-Glane, which was later painted by General Charles de Gaulle into France's collective memory as landed in Normandy. Topics include women and children were killed by the SS Panzer Division ‘Das Reich' in a massacre preserved as a memorial of France's selfless sacrifice; and Oradour had been untroubled by the occupying forces and the Vichy authorities with Jewish communities in Strasbourg and Metz, who were then prohibited from returning.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00182753
Volume :
71
Issue :
9
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
History Today
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
151791634