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Resistance Memorial

Resistance Memorial

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Resistance Memorial

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Parc naturel régional du Vercors

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Location: Vassieux-En-Vercors, Die, Auvergne Rhône Alpes, France

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1. The Crevasses of Font d'Urle – Font d'Urle Ice Cave loop from Vassieux-en-Vercors

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2. Alpage de Font d'Urle – Puy de la Gagère loop from Alpage de Font d'Urle

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3. Resistance Memorial – Vassieux-en-Vercors loop from Vassieux-en-Vercors

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03:55

540m

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June 12, 2023

At the Col de la Chau above Vassieux-en-Vercors lies one of the most important and successful memorial sites for the Resistance, the French resistance against Nazi Germany. A visit can easily be combined with a hike on the Font d'Urle plateau, providing a deeper understanding of this region.
The Vercors, a kind of natural fortress, was a stronghold of resistance, which culminated in the proclamation of a free republic after the Allied landings in Normandy on June 6, 1944. The Wehrmacht then launched an offensive in which, among other things, the towns of Vassieux and La Chapelle were largely destroyed and many civilians were killed. These events in Vercors are presented in the exhibition in a very understandable way, for example through the stories of survivors as audio recordings. Very valuable. The building itself is also an attraction: it hangs on the mountain like a fortress or an eagle's nest and, as if through narrow viewing slits, you can see the magnificent panorama of the eastern Vercors. Absolutely worth visiting.
More information: parc-du-vercors.fr/resistance/home

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Elevation 1,330 m

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Location: Vassieux-En-Vercors, Die, Auvergne Rhône Alpes, France

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Resistance Memorial

1. The Crevasses of Font d'Urle – Font d'Urle Ice Cave loop from Vassieux-en-Vercors

2. Alpage de Font d'Urle – Puy de la Gagère loop from Alpage de Font d'Urle

3. Resistance Memorial – Vassieux-en-Vercors loop from Vassieux-en-Vercors

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