Martyr Village
by Jurgen Lorenzen
Title
Martyr Village
Artist
Jurgen Lorenzen
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
View of the main street in the village of Oradour Sur Glane in Haute-Vienne, France, where retreating German SS troops massacred over 600 innocent men, women and children. The scenic and once prosperous village had a tram than carried residents to work in the nearby city of Limoges. French President Charles DeGaulle ordered the site preserved as a memorial to man's inhumanity to man.
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February 18th, 2016
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Comments (15)
VIVA Anderson
Wonderful Sacred Places gallery, Jurgen. Omg, so emotive , these barren remains, your backstory so unbelievable !!!!!. Kudos, Fav.........VIVA
Joy Buckels
A startling image and beautifully captured. Thank you for the background. I've never seen this and it stopped me in my tracks. Thank you for sharing.
Robert N
I love so much of your work. This piece; with its leading lines, textures and emptiness is quite moving. I wish I knew about it when I was in the area.
William Tasker
There is no part of me that can relate or understand such cruelty. DeGaulle was correct to preserve such a vivid reminder of what humans can do to each other. Poignant panorama! L/F
Jurgen Lorenzen replied:
You are right, William! The only residents of Oradour Sur Glane that survived this massacre were the ones working in Limoges that day. Thank you for the comment!
Morris Finkelstein
Dramatic panoramic photograph of a deserted and ruined French village, with a sad history explained in the Photo Description by Jurgen! F/L
Jurgen Lorenzen
Thank you so much, Kathleen! If you get the chance you must go - it is a very emotional place for me. More images of the village in my France gallery.
Kae Cheatham
The curve in the road shows that this destruction goes on and on. Very moving, Jurgen. Good pano. l/tw
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