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Robert Hébras

1925 – 2023

One of the survivors of the massacre at Oradour-sur-Glane

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About Robert Hébras

Lived 1925 – 2023 (aged 97). Robert Hébras was a French writer, french resistance fighter, resistance fighter and mechanic.

Robert Hébras (; 29 June 1925 – 11 February 2023) was one of only six people to survive the Oradour-sur-Glane massacre by Nazi Germany's Waffen-SS Das Reich Panzer Division on 10 June 1944.

He was born in Oradour-sur-Glane, the son of Jean, a tramway maintenance official and Marie, a seamstress. Adolf Diekmann, the Waffen-SS officer who commanded the battalion that perpetrated the massacre, was killed in action in Normandy on 29 June 1944, coincidentally Hébras's 19th birthday.

In 2014, he published a memoir, Avant que ma voix s’éteigne. Hébras died in 2023 at age 97. He was the last living survivor of the Oradour-sur-Glane massacre.

Awards and decorations Officer of the Legion of Honour (13 July 2010) Chevalier of the Legion of Honour (9 June 2001) Commander of the Ordre national du Mérite (25 January 2022) Commander of the Ordre des Palmes académiques (30 November 2019) Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (2 June 2015)

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Officer of the Legion of Honour; Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany; Commander of the National Order of Merit; Austrian Holocaust Memorial Award; European Citizens' Prize
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Frequently asked questions

Who was Robert Hébras?

One of the survivors of the massacre at Oradour-sur-Glane

When was Robert Hébras born?

Robert Hébras was born on 29 June 1925 in Oradour-sur-Glane.

When did Robert Hébras die?

Robert Hébras died on 11 February 2023 in Saint-Junien.

What was Robert Hébras's occupation?

Robert Hébras was a writer, french resistance fighter, resistance fighter and mechanic.

What nationality was Robert Hébras?

Robert Hébras was French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Robert Hébras

· Wikidata: Q689802

· DBpedia: Robert Hébras

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