Recently a member asked me information about areas in the west and South West that were liberated by the Resistance. I was looking for nice example whne Idrive through a small place north of bordeaux called Jonzac. I first was struck by the number of FFI who fell there on one single day , then I stumbled upon the church which is still covered with bullets holes. I was quite intrigued and decided to push it a little bit further and went to the tourist information. A lady there was very helpful and tld me about the interesting WW2 spots, some obvious and others tottaly unexpected. There was a memorial for a Resistant who gave his life while blewing up a huge German amno depot. His friends was caught alive and shot . There was a plaque for the Resistants who gave their lives for the liberation of the city in the main entrance of the local chateau . Their names were also mentionned on the War Monument. At the station there was also a monument for a RAF Mosquito crew who crashed there. Then inside the Justice Palace (Court) . there was a commemorative plaque too. The toll was quite impressive to say the least , considering this was a small town.
the town itself is beautiful, but even upon visiting the local church you'll find stigmates of the heavy combats that took place there in 1944.
