Marc Bloch

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President Emmanuel Macron stands at a podium delivering a speech in front of a large black and white portrait of Marc Bloch and Simonne Bloch at the Pantheon induction ceremony in Paris.

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Germany invades Poland, September 1, 1939, using 45 German divisions and aerial attack. By September 20, only Warsaw held out, but final surrender came on September 29.

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President Emmanuel Macron stands at a podium delivering a speech in front of a large black and white portrait of Marc Bloch and Simonne Bloch at the Pantheon induction ceremony in Paris.

The elevation of Marc Bloch to the Pantheon

French Pres. Emmanuel Macron speaking at the induction of Marc Bloch into the Pantheon.

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