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title: Church of Oradour-sur-Glane, France
author: Lune de Film
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20266/church-of-oradour-sur-glane-france/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 2025-03-26
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# Church of Oradour-sur-Glane, France

_Authored by Lune de Film_

## Image File

[![Church of Oradour-sur-Glane, France](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20266.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20266.jpg)

## Image Caption

The church of Oradour-sur-Glane where 349 [women](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/women/), as well as all but one of the children present that day in the village, were cruelly murdered on 10 June 1944 by soldiers of the Waffen SS Das Reich division. The [Oradour-sur-Glane Massacre](https://www.worldhistory.org/Oradour-sur-Glane_Massacre/) was in one of the most terrible atrocities in occupied France during the Second World [War](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) (1939-45).

## Cite This Work

### APA
Film, L. d. (2025, March 26). Church of Oradour-sur-Glane, France. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20266/church-of-oradour-sur-glane-france/>
### Chicago
Film, Lune de. "Church of Oradour-sur-Glane, France." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 26, 2025. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20266/church-of-oradour-sur-glane-france/>.
### MLA
Film, Lune de. "Church of Oradour-sur-Glane, France." *World History Encyclopedia*, 26 Mar 2025, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20266/church-of-oradour-sur-glane-france/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eglise_d%27Oradour.jpg) by [**Lune de Film**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eglise_d%27Oradour.jpg). Submitted by [Babeth Étiève-Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/bab.cartwright/ "User Page: Babeth Étiève-Cartwright"), published on 26 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.