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Data for Oradour-sur-Glane Data for the SS Data for various Das Reich personnel from their SS records Heinz Barth Adolf Diekmann Karl Gerlach Otto Kahn Helmut Kämpfe Heinrich Bernhard Lammerding Sylvester Stadler Otto Weidinger PoW Interrogation transcripts General data relating to Oradour Miscellaneous data relating to WWII Miscellaneous data relating to this website Hitler's sister Paula
Data for Oradour-sur-Glane Data for the SS Data for various Das Reich personnel from their SS records
Heinz Barth Adolf Diekmann Karl Gerlach Otto Kahn Helmut Kämpfe Heinrich Bernhard Lammerding Sylvester Stadler Otto Weidinger PoW Interrogation transcripts
General data relating to Oradour Miscellaneous data relating to WWII Miscellaneous data relating to this website Hitler's sister Paula
Bibliography
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Introduction
In a Ruined State
Chapter 1 In the Beginning Historical review The days before 10 June 1944 Chapter 2 10 June 1944 Introduction Saturday 10th June 1944 Sunday 11th June 1944 Monday 12th June to Thursday 29th June 1944 Chapter 3 The Lost Boys Introduction Beginnings Barth Diekmann Gerlach Kahn Kämpfe Lammerding Stadler Weidinger Footnote Chapter 4 A House divided Vichy Resistance Chapter 5 The trial at Bordeaux 1953 Introduction The Accused The Trial, day by day The Verdicts The immediate aftermath Much later
Chapter 1 In the Beginning
Historical review The days before 10 June 1944
Chapter 2 10 June 1944
Introduction Saturday 10th June 1944 Sunday 11th June 1944 Monday 12th June to Thursday 29th June 1944
Chapter 3 The Lost Boys
Introduction Beginnings Barth Diekmann Gerlach Kahn Kämpfe Lammerding Stadler Weidinger Footnote
Chapter 4 A House divided
Vichy Resistance
Chapter 5 The trial at Bordeaux 1953
Introduction The Accused The Trial, day by day The Verdicts The immediate aftermath Much later
In a Ruined State (continued)
Chapter 6 Background to the 10th of June Introduction Background Tuesday 6th June 1944 "D-Day" Wednesday 7th June 1944 Thursday 8th June 1944 Friday 9th June 1944 Saturday 10th June 1944 Sunday 11th to Thursday 29th June 1944 Later Chapter 7 An Explanation for the Massacre Introduction Background Other Authors Explanations My Explanation Another possibility Miscellaneous Points Summary Footnote Chapter 8 Conclusions and salient points Postscript
Chapter 6 Background to the 10th of June
Introduction Background Tuesday 6th June 1944 "D-Day" Wednesday 7th June 1944 Thursday 8th June 1944 Friday 9th June 1944 Saturday 10th June 1944 Sunday 11th to Thursday 29th June 1944 Later
Chapter 7 An Explanation for the Massacre
Introduction Background Other Authors Explanations My Explanation Another possibility Miscellaneous Points Summary Footnote
Chapter 8 Conclusions and salient points
Postscript
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Notes on language and terms used
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Picture gallery
Present day ruins (from 1953 on) Memorials Six execution sites (for the men) Catholic Church (site of execution for the women and children) Cemetery The village The crypt Panoramic views of the village Original Oradour (up to 1953) New Oradour (post 1953) The 65th anniversary commemoration at Oradour The 68th anniversary commemoration at Oradour Other Oradours Schiltigheim (a suburb of Strasbourg in Alsace) Marsoulas (Martyr village 10 June 1944) Frayssinet-le-Gélat Peyrilhac Belchite (Spanish Civil War memorial town in Aragon province) Other relevant locations French Resistance memorials (involving Das Reich) Some of the SS personnel involved The trial at Bordeaux in 1953 Other relevant personnel Higher definition pictures of various locations (large file sizes)
Present day ruins (from 1953 on)
Memorials Six execution sites (for the men) Catholic Church (site of execution for the women and children) Cemetery The village The crypt Panoramic views of the village
Original Oradour (up to 1953) New Oradour (post 1953) The 65th anniversary commemoration at Oradour The 68th anniversary commemoration at Oradour Other Oradours Schiltigheim (a suburb of Strasbourg in Alsace) Marsoulas (Martyr village 10 June 1944) Frayssinet-le-Gélat Peyrilhac Belchite (Spanish Civil War memorial town in Aragon province) Other relevant locations French Resistance memorials (involving Das Reich) Some of the SS personnel involved The trial at Bordeaux in 1953 Other relevant personnel Higher definition pictures of various locations (large file sizes)
Site Map
SS-Rank Table showing equivalents in the German, American and British Armies
Summary of: In a Ruined State
10th June 1944 The mystery of why? The events that led up to the attack Das Reich moves north Bordeaux 1953 What really happened
Timeline for Oradour-sur-Glane
Virtual Tour of Oradour-sur-Glane
Contact the author Michael Williams at: michael@oradour.info
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