by Pierre Grange (level B2)
Visiting the Museum of Resistance and
Deportation
Friday November 17, the UIAD and the
Grenoble-Oxford Alliance organised a visit (all in English!) to the Museum of
Resistance and Deportation of the department of Isère.
All UIAD English students were invited.
This museum has been located since 1994 on rue
Hébert in Grenoble.
It will move in two years to the old Grenoble courts, place du Palais de justice.
This visit was very informative.
We were accompanied by a French guide who spoke English very well. She was very clear and we understood easily. Thanks to her!
The museum is dedicated to the Second World War
and reminds visitors of the time of Resistance in the department of Isère
during this period.
Part of the museum is also dedicated to the Deportation.
The guide explained to us how great were the
sufferings and sacrifices of those who courageously committed to allowing the
return of the Republic.
Many of them were victims of repression and
deportation.
We were also struck by the high degree of
anti-semitism that spread during this period.
Unfortunately, 80 years later, current events
show us that history can repeat itself...
The city of Grenoble played a central role for
the resistance groups.
Several other French sites have also marked the
history of the Second World War, particularly through their resistance to the
enemy.
To reward them, General de Gaulle created the Order of National Liberation.
But it rewarded very few cities. Only five
received the Liberation medal:
*Paris,
*Nantes,
*Grenoble (you can see the medal in the hall of
honour of the Town Hall),
*Vassieux (in memory of the Resistance in the
Vercors and the civilian victims of the German army),
*The island of Sein (in memory of the many
inhabitants of this island who left to join General de Gaulle in London).
For us,
the visit was a moment full of emotion. This museum
questions the visitor about the lessons that our society can learn from
history.
So let's not have a short memory!
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