On our way out today we stopped at a memorial in Chasseneuil dedicated to the men and women killed in action and to the 1,465 martyrs of the French resistance.
I have only recently started to become very interested in World War 2 history and this visit to the memorial was a really fascinating albeit sobering experience.
There is a timeline of events that told us the town of Angloueme (where we were shopping yesterday) was occupied by German forces on the 24th June, 1940.
The French resistance then were instrumental in the war for several years incurring many losses but ultimately contributing towards the liberation of the town on the 31st August 1944 - just one week after Paris was liberated.
Well worth a visit if you're in the area.
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