Free visit of a museum dedicated to the maquis of Georges Guingouin

Name: Visita libre a un museo dedicado al maquis de Georges Guingouin
Start: 2023-09-16T14:30:00+02:00
End: 2023-09-17T17:30:00+02:00
Location: Musée de la Résistance

Discovering the maquis of Georges Guingouin: discover the commitment of Georges Guingouin, «figure of the Resistance», the birth and actions of the maquis, but also the dramas of Tulle...

16 i 17 septiembre 2023Passed

©Association des Créateurs et Amis du Musée de la Résistance de Peyrat

Discover the maquis of Georges Guingouin: discover the commitment of Georges Guingouin, «figure of the Resistance», the birth and actions of the maquis, but also the dramas of Tulle and Oradour on Glane, as well as the internment camps in the Haute-Haute-Vienna and the Nazi concentration and extermination camps. You can also discover the reconstruction of the German surrender in Limoges.
Volunteers from the 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.