He was a leading historian of the 20th-century, and co-founded French academic journal 'Les Annales' with Lucien Febvre, and was also a soldier in both World Wars. Historian Marc Bloch was tortured and executed by the Gestapo in 1944, and will enter the Pantheon on June 23 in a rare tribute reserved for France's most revered historical figures.
French Resistant fighter historian Marc Bloch join the Pantheon greats
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Tue 10:05 - France 24
Resistance fighter Marc Bloch becomes first historian to enter France's Panthéon
Tue 12:56 - France 24
French Resistant fighter historian Marc Bloch join the Pantheon greats