German leader makes historic WWII France massacre site visit
German President Joachim Gauck has visited a village in France where 642 people were killed by Nazi troops in June 1944.
He is the first senior dignitary from Germany to visit Oradour-sur-Glane, where the ruins have been preserved since the massacre.
President Gauck joined hands with French President Francois Hollande inside the church ruins at the site.
Pictures courtesy France Television
04 Sep 2013
- From the section Europe