Oradour-sur-Glane, France - a photo on Flickriver

            On 10th June 1944 the Nazis entered the town of Oradour-sur-Glane in France, herded the women and children into the church and then set fire to it. They then assembled and executed the menfolk, then rased the town to the ground. It now stands as a memorial to wartime atrocities.

Taken in: France / Limousin / Oradour-sur-Glane (show map)

Taken on: July 18, 2007

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Camera: Pentax Optio S5i, f/5.0, 1/320 sec, 8.2mm, ISO 80 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Pentax Optio S5i
Aperture:	f/5.0
Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/320)
Focal Length:	8.2mm
ISO:	80
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	On, Fired
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	ACD Systems Digital Imaging
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