Buchères

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Buchères is a municipality in the French Departement of Aube.

On August 24 1944, men of the 51st SS-Brigade have massacred 68 people, of whom 10 children under ten year old, 5 elderly above seventy years, 35 women and three babys of 18, 11 and 6 months.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ (French) Bruge, Roger (1994) 1944 Le temps des Massacres, les crimes de la Gestapo et de la 51e Brigade SS, Albin Michel, ISBN 2-226-06966-6


Coordinates: 48°14′N 4°07′E / 48.233, 4.117