1944 ⟶ Oradour-sur-Glane Massacre

At Oradour-sur-Glane (a town near Limoges), France, 642 men,...
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💔 Oradour-sur-Glane Massacre

At Oradour-sur-Glane (a town near Limoges), France, 642 men, women, and children are massacred in a German response to local Resistance activities.⟶
Oradour-sur-Glane Massacre (1944)
massacreOradour-sur-Glaneatrocitywar crimeGerman retaliationresistanceFrancecivilian casualties

😔 Courcelles Massacre: Retaliation in Belgium

Following the assassination of a collaborationist politician in Belgium by the resistance, 20 civilians are massacred in Courcelles by paramilitaries in retaliation.⟶
Courcelles Massacre: Retaliation in Belgium (1944)
BelgiumResistanceParamilitaryMassacreWar CrimesCollaborationCivilian Casualties