Description
**Every Wednesday afternoon, the Ascq 1944 Memorial opens its doors free of charge from 1.30 p.m. to 5 p.m.**
The Ascq 1944 Memorial commemorates **the massacre of 86 civilians** by soldiers of the 12th SS Hitlerjugend division, on the night of April 1 to 2, 1944.
Installed on the main site of the executions, the Ascq 1944 Memorial evokes the event and places it in the **history of the Occupation of Northern France**.
The Memorial is also a place for **reflection on the fate of civilians during the war**
Its aim is to convey **a message of peace, tolerance and fraternity** between people.
**Self-guided or audio-guided tour in 4 languages (French, English, German, Dutch)
Annual closures: August and December school vacations
### Guided tour
**A guided tour of the streets of Ascq is offered at 3pm, on reservation. Price 3? (2? reduced)
The guided tour through the streets of Ascq takes you to the key sites of the tragedy, to give you a better understanding of how the events unfolded: sabotage site, station square, Ascq town center.
Stops in front of some of the homes of those massacred give a better understanding of the suffering of the victims and their families, and of the fear experienced by the people of Ascq.
They also reveal how the memory of the event has been inscribed throughout the village (street name changes, commemorative plaques).
It's an opportunity for (grand)parents and children to learn about the history of the Second World War.
