Varaignes is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Continue reading... From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
3. Oradour-sur-GlaneOradour Sur Glane On 10 June 1944, the village of Oradour-sur-Glane in Haute-Vienne in Nazi-occupied France was destroyed, when 642 of its inhabitants, including women and children, were massacred by a German Waffen-SS company. A new village was built nearby after the war, but French president Charles de Gaulle ordered the original maintained as a permanent memorial and museum. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.