As the 20 or so men awaited their fate of death by machine gun, they had to endure 3 long hours of listening to the German's tell jokes about their being blood thirsty.
Then a miracle occurred ~ the captives were freed!
They were forbidden to return to Oradour; so they sought shelter in surrounding villages.
Flames flickered in the growing darkness; fearful thoughts and ideas filled their hearts and minds.
What had become of the town's people.....