international
French Resistant fighter Marc Bloch honoured in politically charged ceremony
Why this matters: an international story with cross-border implications worth tracking.
Historian and Resistance fighter Marc Bloch, who was tortured and executed by the Gestapo in 1944, will enter the Pantheon on Tuesday in a rare tribute reserved for France's most revered historical figures. The ceremony carries political significance less than a year before France heads to the polls to elect a successor to Macron, with Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally (RN) party eyeing its best chance at seizing power. FRANCE 24's Marc Perelman tells us more on how significant this honour is.
Article preview — originally published by France 24. Full story at the source.
Read full story on France 24 →
More top stories
Also covered by
Le Monde (English)
'Twisted Face,' the French Gestapo collaborator who arrested historian and resistance fighter Marc Bloch
Le Monde (English)
'Marc Bloch was persecuted not only by the Nazi occupiers, but also by the French state'
Le Monde (English)
Marc Bloch to be inducted into the Panthéon under his descendants' watchful eyes
Aggregated and edited by the Scoop newsroom. We surface news from France 24 alongside other reporting so you can compare coverage in one place.
Editorial policy · Corrections · About Scoop