What is Oradour-sur-Glane massacre?
[[File:Oradour-sur-Glane-Streets-1294.jpg|thumb|The main street of Oradour sur Glane, in 2004, 60 years after the events.]] On the 10 of June 1944, members of the German [[Schutzstaffel]] (SS) killed nearly all people in the village of [[Oradour-sur-Glane]], near [[Limoges]]. Officially, 642 people were killed, 36 could flee, and survived the massacre. The village was completely destroyed. This event is known as the '''Massacre of Oradour''' today. It is comparable to the [[Marzabotto massacre]], committed in Italy, or the [[Distomo massacre]], committed in Greece. By the number of victims, it is the worst [[Massacre|masacre]] of the [[Second world war|Second World War]], in [[Western Europe]]. [[Category:1940s in France]] [[Category:Massacres in Europe during World War II]] {{Europe-stub}}