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'''Frayssinet-le-Gélat''' ({{IPA| [fʀesine lə ʒela]}} in the [[international phonetic alphabet|IPA]]) is a small [[commune in France|commune]] and [[village]] in the west of the [[Lot (département)|Lot]] ''[[département in France|département]]'' in South-Western [[France]]. |
'''Frayssinet-le-Gélat''' ({{IPA| [fʀesine lə ʒela]}} in the [[international phonetic alphabet|IPA]]) is a small [[commune in France|commune]] and [[village]] in the west of the [[Lot (département)|Lot]] ''[[département in France|département]]'' in South-Western [[France]]. |
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FRAYSSINET (Near Tulle, Central France, May 21, 1944) |
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In the small village of Frayssinet le Gelat just south of Tulle, members of the French underground shot and killed a German officer. For this crime, fifteen hostages were taken and executed. These hostages were all young males from one child families. This, in the twisted minds of the SS, was to prevent any further family line of descent. Outside the entrance to the local church in Frayassinet le Gelat stands a small monument mounted with a stone cross, and a plaque bearing the names of all the fifteen young victims. |
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Revision as of 11:55, 8 December 2007
Frayssinet-le-Gélat ([fʀesine lə ʒela] in the IPA) is a small commune and village in the west of the Lot département in South-Western France.
FRAYSSINET (Near Tulle, Central France, May 21, 1944)
In the small village of Frayssinet le Gelat just south of Tulle, members of the French underground shot and killed a German officer. For this crime, fifteen hostages were taken and executed. These hostages were all young males from one child families. This, in the twisted minds of the SS, was to prevent any further family line of descent. Outside the entrance to the local church in Frayassinet le Gelat stands a small monument mounted with a stone cross, and a plaque bearing the names of all the fifteen young victims.
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