Vandals desecrate a sacred memorial to the victims of the deadliest world war in World War II in France occupied by the Nazis.
The vandalism following the commemoration of Oradour-sur-Glane in central France left the country in shock.
On June 10, 1944, an SS armored division captured villagers in barns and a church, setting them on fire, killing 642 people. Only six survived.
The vandals painted the memory with graffiti and called the killers a lie, according to reports.
French President Emmanuel Macron pays a visit to the ruins of the French martyr village of Oradour-sur-Glane, France, June 10, 2017. (REUTERS / Stephane Mahe / File Photo)
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French President Emmanuel Macron promised on Saturday that “everything will be done” to arrest those responsible.
“Every effort will be made to bring the perpetrators to justice,” Macron said in a statement, Agence France-Presse reported. He added that in the worst of circumstances he condemned this “indescribable” act.
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“Shame on those who did this,” tweeted Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti. “Everything will be done to find and judge those who have committed these sacred acts.”
Far-right leader Marine Le Pen tweeted, “It’s time once and for all … to stop the return of these acts that are hurting us all.”
While a new village has been built, the ruins of the old city have been preserved as a reminder of Nazi horrors.
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The massacre took place four days after the Allied allies in Normandy. It was suspected that they were ordered in compensation for the abduction of a German soldier by the French resistance.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
