French WWII Resistance Hero Inducted into Panthéon

Teenagers hold portraits of Missak Manouchian, front, a hero of the French Resistance who was executed by occupying Nazi forces in 1944, and of a fellow executed Resistance fighter, during a ceremony on Feb. 20, 2024, on the eve of Manouchian's entombment to the Panthéon.

While France hosts grandiose ceremonies commemorating D-Day, Missak Manouchian and his Resistance fighters’ heroic role in World War II are often overlooked.