French Resistance fighter Marc Bloch, who was tortured and executed by the Gestapo in 1944, entered the Pantheon on Tuesday, becoming the first historian to receive the honour bestowed on exceptional figures in politics, culture and science. French President Emmanuel Macron paid tribute the historian of Jewish heritage and "his teachings that compel us to move forward, against the spirit of defeatism".
Macron pays tribute to Marc Bloch and 'his teachings against the spirit of defeatism'
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Mon 17:00 - Le Monde.fr
Marc Bloch to be inducted into the Panthéon under his descendants' watchful eyes - Le Monde.fr
Tue 09:27 - The New York Times
Soldier, Scholar and Symbol: Marc Bloch Is Elevated to France’s Panthéon - The New York Times
Tue 10:05 - France 24
Resistance fighter Marc Bloch becomes first historian to enter France's Panthéon
Tue 10:35 - The Connexion
Who is Marc Bloch, the next French citizen to enter the Panthéon? - The Connexion
Tue 12:56 - France 24
French Resistant fighter historian Marc Bloch join the Pantheon greats
Tue 13:12 - Malay Mail
Marc Bloch, historian and Resistance hero, joins France's Pantheon greats - Malay Mail
Tue 13:32 - France 24
French Resistant fighter Marc Bloch honoured in politically charged ceremony - France 24
Tue 13:47 - France 24
France inducts Resistance fighter, soldier, historian Marc Bloch into its Panthéon of greats
Tue 13:47 - France 24
France inducts Resistance fighter, soldier, historian Marc Bloch into its Panthéon of greats - France 24
Tue 20:52 - France 24
Macron pays tribute to Marc Bloch and 'his teachings against the spirit of defeatism'
Tue 21:47 - France 24
French Resistance hero and historian Marc Bloch enters France's Pantheon
Tue 21:47 - France 24
French Resistance hero and historian Marc Bloch enters France's Pantheon - France 24
Tue 23:39 - Inbox.lv
French Resistance hero and historian Marc Bloch enters France's Pantheon - Inbox.lv
Wed 04:45 - Al Jazeera English
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