Elysee presides induction of Marc and Simonne Bloch at Panthéon - Speech Brief
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Elysee presides induction of Marc and Simonne Bloch at Panthéon

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  • Panthéon induction of Marc and Simonne Bloch
  • Ceremony presided by the Head of State on 23 June 2026; public welcome from 18:30

TL;DR

  • Marc Bloch: historian, co-founder of the Annales School, 1914 combatant, early Resistance member; arrested by the Gestapo and executed in June 1944.
  • Simonne Bloch chose to follow him in his struggle and is offered a place of remembrance at the Panthéon.
  • Head of State presides the induction on Tuesday 23 June 2026; ceremony open to all French citizens at rue Soufflot from 18:30 and available live.
  • 8 May 2026: commemoration of the 81st anniversary of the Victory of 8 May 1945; the President of the Republic has tasked the Minister Delegate to the Minister of the Armed Forces and Veterans, Mrs. Alice Rufo.
Original text

Le chef de l’État préside la cérémonie d’entrée au Panthéon de Marc et Simonne Bloch le mardi 23 juin 2026. Homme des Lumières entré dans l'armée des ombres, historien et Cofondateur de l'École des Annales , Marc Bloch a pensé l'histoire comme un éclairage indispensable au temps présent et a incarné l'héritage universaliste des Lumières. C'est cet héritage intellectuel et républicain , qu'il porte au Panthéon. Combat...

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