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Oradour sur Glane


Oradour sur Glane
Photo Information
Copyright: Pim den Dekker (Hitbit) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 438 W: 163 N: 451] (5872)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-06-06
Categories: Nature, Architecture, Mood, HPP [Heavily Post-Processed]
Camera: Canon EOS 300D DIGITAL, Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Exposure: f/13.0, 1/1.25 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Surrealism and Fantasy [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-01-09 3:28
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Favorites: 1 [view]
Points: 12
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
I have tried to get the horrible atmosphere in this picture by working it over with PS. Let me know what you think!

History
The massacre that took place in the town of Oradour-sur-Glane, in the Haute-Vienne region of France on Saturday 10th of June 1944. The town had been far from any centre of conflict, was not, nor had ever been an active resistance stronghold. Yet on that Saturday, men from the Der Führer Regiment of the 2nd Waffen SS Panzer Division Das Reich, drove into Oradour and killed everyone that they could find, a total of 642 men, women and children. The town was then looted and every building, set on fire. To this day there is no universally agreed explanation as to why the SS acted as they did, or why they chose Oradour for their attack. All the principal characters on the SS side are now dead and the few French survivors of the town were not given any clues by the troops as to why they were acting as they were.



Histoire
Oradour-sur-Glane, qui était autrefois un bourg paisible et prospère du Limousin, a été le théâtre d'une tragédie unique en son horreur dans les annales de la guerre.

Oradour est entrée dans l'histoire le 10 juin 1944.
Ce jour là, près de 200 soldats de la division "Das Reich", arrivent vers 14h et encerclent le bourg. Ils rassemblent la population sur le champ de foire, puis acheminent les hommes, répartis en 6 groupes, dans des granges et des garages, où ils sont mitraillés et brûlés. Les femmes et les enfants enfermés dans l'église subissent le même sort.

Cet horrible massacre perpétré sans provocation ni prétexte, fit 642 victimes innocentes.
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Hi Pim,
Very nice presented.Creative work.Well done.TFS.

hAyAti

Hi Pim,
I'm not too keen on the superimposed sacred image top right, but the street image is beautifully rendered as it invokes a manic moment in time that should not be forgotten. The sepia colour is perfect.
Best wishes,
Celina

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  • Jan Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 434 W: 123 N: 728] (4867)
  • [2007-01-10 3:08]
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Hoi Pim,
Om eerlijk te zijn, vind ik het plaatje al indrukwekkend genoeg zonder het gezicht aan de bovenkant.....
Naar mijns inziens is het gezicht een beetje overbodig.
Ik ben wel nieuwsgierig naar de PP met alleen de straat!!
Betekent deze foto dat die straat er nog steeds zo uitziet???

Janneke

Ik zie wat je wilt zeggen
Voor mij dus gelukt
Mooi man
Ruud

Hi Pim!
In Poland we have a hundreds places where all people was killed by nazis like Oradour.
Nazis were the worstes murderers in the word.
We are lucky to live in peace now.
Your work is excellent.
Regards and TFS.
Cezar

Hi Pim, Oradour is one of a popular visiting place for friends who visit us. We visited it on a hot summers day, but it had a sombre mood that day, I think you can understand. I really like the effect you have created and of course the inset picture. Well done, thanks for sharing. Tim

Different style completely.....
http://www.treklens.com/gallery/Europe/France/Central/Limousin/Oradour-Sur-Glane/photo157443.htm

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