The Oradour Massacre Jessie

On the 10th of June 1944, during World War ||, the residents of Oradour were brutally massacred by the Nazi SS troops.
Today we visited the museum and the ruins of the destroyed village.
Oradour was a small French farming village located in central- west France.
Without warning or notification the troops entered the village at 2pm on the quest to rid the country-side of resistors.
The SS troops rounded the women and children into the church, pushing and shoving them violently.
Meanwhile, the men were separated in to six barns.
The women and children were burned alive along with many firing machine guns. As for the men, they were shot then burned as well.
By 7pm, 642 people- including 205 children- had been slaughtered.
Only one women had escaped from the church and only five men escaped from the six barns.
The ruins of the town were incredibly sad. The buildings are only just standing from decades of crumbling.
It is interesting how the French did not rid of this village and build over it.
The village is still standing because the French wanted some sort of reminder as tragic as it was.
Not only this, but the ruins had a sign outside each of them indicating what occupation the residents had that originally lived inside the house.
Many signs outside of the building also indicated to us the use of it.
One would be a patisserie or butcher, another a cafe or car mechanic shop.
I thought the day trip was incredibly interesting but also incredibly sad and tragic. Well, I love learning about the history of World War ||.
Oh, and the museum. The museum showed a timeline of the rise of Nazi Germany and the Nazi occupation in Europe.
I thought the day was fantastic!
And if you're ever in the town of Limoges- visit the amazing place!