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French Resistance fighter Marc Bloch inducted into Panthéon in moving moment of republican solidarity
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On Tuesday, the tribute ceremony recounted the life of the historian, who was executed by the Germans on June 16, 1944. In a speech that served as an indictment against Vichy France and antisemitism, President Emmanuel Macron lamented the 'spirit of defeat' that, he said, permeates 'our public life.
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French Resistance hero and historian Marc Bloch enters France's Pantheon
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