necropolis of Vassieux-en-Vercors
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The necropolis of Vassieux-en-Vercors is a French national military cemetery and memorial honoring the resistance fighters and civilians killed during the brutal 1944 Nazi reprisals in the Vercors massif.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| necropolis of Vassieux-en-Vercors canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French national military cemetery
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war memorial ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Free French Forces
NERFINISHED
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Maquis fighters NERFINISHED ⓘ Nazi occupation of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Cemeteries in Drôme
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French national necropolises ⓘ World War II memorials in France ⓘ |
| commemorates |
French Resistance
NERFINISHED
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Maquis du Vercors NERFINISHED ⓘ victims of Nazi reprisals in 1944 ⓘ |
| commemoratesEvent |
Battle of Vercors
NERFINISHED
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German reprisals in Vercors July 1944 ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
civilians
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resistance fighters ⓘ victims of World War II ⓘ |
| hasPart |
commemorative plaques
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individual graves ⓘ memorial monument ⓘ military cemetery ⓘ ossuary ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | national necropolis of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | post-World War II period ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
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Drôme department NERFINISHED ⓘ French Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ Vassieux-en-Vercors NERFINISHED ⓘ Vercors massif NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Vassieux-en-Vercors village
NERFINISHED
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Vercors Resistance Memorial Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Vercors plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
French Ministry of the Armed Forces
NERFINISHED
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Service national des sépultures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memorialFor | victims of the destruction of Vassieux-en-Vercors village ⓘ |
| memorialType |
World War II memorial
NERFINISHED
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resistance memorial ⓘ |
| partOf | network of French national necropolises ⓘ |
| significantPeriod | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantYear | 1944 ⓘ |
| subjectOf | commemorative ceremonies on national remembrance days ⓘ |
| theme |
civilian suffering
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resistance ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ |
| use |
burial of civilian victims
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burial of resistance fighters ⓘ |
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