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Born February 3, 1909 • Paris • France
Died August 24, 1943 (aged 34) • Ashford • England
Notable Family Members brother André Weil
Subjects Of Study religion
Role In World War II • Resistance

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The elevation of Marc Bloch to the Pantheon
Marc Bloch
French historian
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Jacques Chaban-Delmas
French politician
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Georges Bidault
prime minister of France
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Marie-Pierre Koenig
French military officer
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Pierre Brossolette
French journalist
Jean Moulin
Jean Moulin
French resistance leader
Georges Catroux.
Georges Catroux
French general and diplomat
Charles de Gaulle
Charles de Gaulle
president of France
Philippe Petain in military uniform and decorated cap, facing the camera with a neutral expression and a large mustache.
Philippe Pétain
French general
Pierre Laval.
Pierre Laval
French politician and statesman
Paul Reynaud, 1940.
Paul Reynaud
premier of France
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Louis Darquier de Pellepoix
French politician
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Maxime Weygand
French general
Camille Chautemps.
Camille Chautemps
French politician
Gamelin, Maurice
Maurice Gamelin
French army commander
General Christian de Castries in uniform salutes while reviewing French soldiers standing in formation outdoors in Hanoi, Vietnam.
Christian de Castries
French military officer
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Alphonse Juin
French general
De Lattre
Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
French military officer
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Pierre-Étienne Flandin
French politician
Giraud, Henri
Henri Giraud
French military officer

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