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title: Burned-down House in Oradour-sur-Glane, France
author: Davdavlhu
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20259/burned-down-house-in-oradour-sur-glane-france/
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updated: 2025-03-24
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# Burned-down House in Oradour-sur-Glane, France
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## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20259.jpg)
## Image Caption
This photo shows a burned-down house in Oradour-sur-Glane, France. After the massacre of 643 civilians by the SS 2nd panzer das Reich division on 10 June 1944, the whole village was set ablaze. As early as 28 November 1944, the Provisional Government decided to preserve what little remained of the village and make it a place of remembrance and self-reflection for visitors.
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## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Village_martyr_d%27Oradour-sur-Glane_10.jpg) by [**Davdavlhu**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Village_martyr_d%27Oradour-sur-Glane_10.jpg). Submitted by [Babeth Étiève-Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/bab.cartwright/ "User Page: Babeth Étiève-Cartwright"), published on 24 March 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.