Pierre Brossolette

Pierre Brossolette (born Jan. 12, 1903, Paris, France—died March 22, 1944, Paris) was a leading member of the French Resistance during the German occupation in World War II. A graduate of the École Normale Supérieure and an ardent socialist, Brossolette was an influential journalist who served under Premier Léon Blum as chief political commentator for the state radio network. An outspoken critic of appeasement policies and of Premier Édouard Daladier, he was forced from his...