On June 2, the Historical Service of the Defence will hold a conference series at the Château de Vincennes to honour historian Marc Bloch ahead of his proposed Pantheonization. The event gathers specialists and officials, including Deputy Minister Alice Rufo and Secretary‑General Christophe Mauriet, with the Academy of Defence of the Military School. An exhibition displays archival documents on Bloch and his family; items will be loaned to Pantheon for June 25 opening. The programme, titled “Marc Bloch, a Fighting Experience 1914‑1944,” includes press reception, speeches by Suzette Bloch and Raphaële Balu, talk on World War I by Nicolas Offenstadt, and round‑table on 1939‑1944 chaired by Gilles Ferragu and Xavier Boniface. Researchers will present on the 1940 experience, resistance, and archival debates, followed by remarks from a French army chief. Coffee breaks and cocktail reception are scheduled. Journalists register before 12 p.m. on June 1 at media@dicod.fr. Contacts are fatima‑zahra.bennis@intradef.gouv.fr, media@dicod.fr, 098867 33 33, and 60 boulevard du général Martial Valin, CS 21623, 75009 Paris Cedex 15.
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