Saint-Germain-la-Blanche-Herbe, France
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A must visit for any Canadian or history buff in the area. An important part of our collective western history that needs to be remembered.
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Difficult to find but worthwhile. Went in late October and weather cold. The lane up which the location lies was in regular use by tractors and agricultural vehicles getting the harvest in. Peaceful location slightly marred by encroachment by a rather ugly housing estate. The Abbey itself did not seem to be open (at any rate, coming here as part of a group, we did not go in) but we saw the external memorials and visited the garden of remembrance to side of the building. The memorials don't agree on the number of Canadian POWs shot here by the \Hitler Jugend\ SS regiment, but the total was 27 in the course of a few days. A little piece of the brutality of the Eastern Front brought to the West by fanatical, brain washed Nazis just out of childhood. Their commander was court martial led, found guilty, sentenced to death but the sentence was not inflicted, and he was released in 1954. A note of warning: if you are driving a minibus/can the road gets narrow and the parking provision is off road. However, when we went there, there was a height limit on the entrance so we had to turn vehicles around, which was a dicey prospect because of large boulders strategically placed by road, presumably to stop encroachment.
A moving place. More Canadians to visit.
A place of Historical importance to all Canadian service men and women. Every Canadian should make the journey to the Abbey.
Awful history but a must see if you are touring the area.
This is an oddly forgotten piece of Canadian history. It is a shame as it illustrates a story of war and WWII that holds lessons for any time. It has meaning for me as my uncle was a soldier in the Regina Rifles.
Truly sad event...
Très beau lieu avec un grand calme et une bibliothèque des plus insolites.
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