French Resistance hero and historian Marc Bloch enters France's Pantheon
French Resistance hero and historian Marc Bloch enters France's Pantheon
23/06/2026, 21:47:51 · France 24 Europe
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French Resistance fighter and pioneering historian Marc Bloch entered France's Pantheon on Tuesday, becoming the first historian to receive one of the nation's highest honours. The ceremony comes amid renewed political debate over his anti-nationalist legacy less than a year before France's presidential election.
French Resistance fighter and pioneering historian Marc Bloch entered France’s Pantheon on Tuesday, becoming the first historian to receive one of the nation’s highest honours. The ceremony comes amid renewed political debate over his anti-nationalist legacy less than a year before France’s presidential election.