https://twitter.com/i/status/1270624383850119168 Oradour-sur-Glane, 10 June 1944 (a war-time tragedy in France)
Always Remember the horror. ‘Down this road, on a summer day in 1944, the soldiers came. Nobody lives here now. They stayed only a few hours’ https://twitter.com/i/status/1270624383850119168
I was reading this thread and it made me remember exactly what, uncannily, you have just posted. The very opening moments of the magnificent World at War series, which I have never forgotten. As a young boy sat watching in front of the tv it haunted me then; even now, when I have since watched the series so many more times, it stills sends a shiver down my spine when I hear Lord Olivier’s words with those images…
78 Years. An event constantly worthy of marking. So many other ghastly incidents, but one at least well-documented. A reference point.
‘Down this road, on a summer day in 1944, the soldiers came. Nobody lives here now. They stayed only a few hours’
80 years. Interesting chapter from an open access Oxford University Press book regarding 'The Bordeaux Trial'. A French prosecution carried out in 1953. C. half the defendants being French nationals serving with the SS. The focus is legal complexities thereof, but I found it worthwhile. Of twenty (maybe twenty-one, not quite certain after checking other reputable sites) convicted, all were granted pardons or amnesties within five years... A mess, TBH, where the urge to do the right thing rubbed against application of law and regional politics. (.pdf button probably the easiest way to read.) The Bordeaux Trial: Prosecuting the Oradour-sur-Glane Massacre Full book: The Hidden Histories of War Crimes Trials
There was an excellent documentary on PBS America this week about the Oradour massacre, including interviews with the last two survivors (now sadly passed away).
