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On 10 June 1944, four days after D-Day, the village of Oradour-sur-Glane in Haute-Vienne in Nazi-occupied France was destroyed when 643 civilians, including non-combatant men, women, and children, were massacred by a German Waffen-SS company as collective punishment for Resistance activity in the area including the capture and subsequent execution of a close friend of Waffen-SS ...
Each entry consists of a bolded headword containing one French expression, followed by an indented section with a translated equivalent or description of the term. . Headwords appear as they would be if found in English running text; thus italicized, and in lower case unless always cap
French prisoners of war executed during the battle by troops under the command of Henry V of England: Siege of Caen (1417) 4 September 1417: Caen 1,800–2,000 English forces Between 1,800 and 2,000 civilians rounded up in the town marketplace and killed by troops led by Henry V of England, despite his orders against doing so Paris massacres ...
A murder probe has been launched after a British couple in their early sixties were found dead at their home in southwest France.. Detectives fear gangsters with “a score to settle” may have ...
The tragic Paris attacks left 129 dead and many more mourning. But the French refuse to be afraid. Now, the husband of one of the victims has penned a powerful note addressed to his wife's killers ...
In the French penal code, murder is defined by the intentional killing of another person. Murder is punishable by [1] a maximum of 30 years of criminal imprisonment (no more than 20 years if the defendant is not sentenced to 30 years).
(The Center Square) – At least 10 people are dead and 35 are injured after a man drove a truck through a Bourbon Street New Year's crowd early Wednesday. According to the New Orleans Police ...
Dead Euphemistic: Croak [7] To die Slang: Crossed the Jordan Died Biblical/Revivalist The deceased has entered the Promised Land (i.e. Heaven) Curtains Death Theatrical The final curtain at a dramatic performance Dead as a dodo [2] Dead Informal The 'dodo', flightless bird from the island of Mauritius hunted to extinction Dead as a doornail [1]