The coffins of four World War ll Resistance figures were escorted through the streets of Paris yesterday ahead of today’s official ceremony where they will be inducted into the legendary Pantheon – the resting place for French heroes.
The four – two men and two women are being honoured in this way to symbolise French efforts against extreme violence – in this case those who resisted the Nazi occupation.
The coffins which only contain soil from their graves as their families did not want their remains disturbed, stayed over night at the Sorbonne university
Genevieve de Gaulle-Anthonioz , Germaine Tillion, Pierre Brossolette and Jean Zay will join 71 other celebrated French citizens already in the mausoleum. They include the likes of Rousseau, Voltaire and Marie Curie. Today’s French President Francois Hollande will attend the ceremony .
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