Discovering the maquis of Georges Guingouin

Name: Discovering the maquis of Georges Guingouin
Start: 2022-09-17T14:30:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-18T17:30:00+02:00
Location: Musée de la Résistance

Through the different exhibition halls, discover the commitment of G. Guingouin, «figure of the Resistance».

17 and 18 September 2022Passed

Conditions

Free. Free entrance.

©Musée de la Résistance de Peyrat le Château

Also discover the birth and actions of the maquis, but also the dramas of Tulle and Oradour on Glane, the internment camps in Haute-Vienne and the Nazi camps.
You can also view the reconstruction of the German surrender in Limoges and watch the documentary «First Brigade» which offers the testimony of comrades of the maquis.
Volunteers from the museum association will be present to guide you and answer your questions.

About the location

Musée de la Résistance

Avenue de la Tour, 87470 Peyrat-le-Château

Haute-Vienne
Nouvelle-Aquitaine

The Musée de la Première Brigade de la Marche Limousine des FTPF du Colonel Georges Guingouin, presents, through three exhibition rooms, various objects, weapons, photos, related to the maquis (resistance movement) of Georges Guingouin. They address the birth and extension of the maquis, the actions of the Resistance (pamphlets, sabotage, etc.), the meetings of Mount Gargan or the role of women in the Resistance. The Nazi crimes (murders) in Limousin (Tulle, Oradour-sur-Glane) are also mentioned, as well as the Liberation of Limoges. The third chamber refers mainly to the Nazi camps, the French internment camps and the militia.