Jean Moulin: The face of the French Resistance • FRANCE 24 English

[@charlavandermeer9336]

Never even heard of this man. What a true hero. Blessings on war torn France🙏

[@a.p.5906]

I'm near Lyon . He's forever a Hero.

[@davidche6734]

Un homme des valeurs … on n’oubliera jamais

[@alehanjdro1]

Jean Moulin was righteous among the free resistance. He's role model for youths to learn and France's hero, alongside Napoleon Bonaparte, who emancipated minorities to have equal rights on reconciliation day.

[@hjp100]

Merci. Very interesting. France 🇫🇷

[@amenbrother8818]

Excellent brief summary of the events and key players of the era. Merci.

[@jackiethomas249]

I ❤France 🇫🇷

[@vinyl12blagger]

France needs a guy like that now

[@swiftflight7927]

How timely

[@detectiveofmoneypolitics]

Economic investigator Frank G Melbourne Australia is still watching this very informative content cheers Frank ❤

[@tontonjeannot6089]

An interesting and inspiring program, indeed. I've heard the song at the end of the program before. Does anyone know the title of it?

[@daletunbridge7069]

It's called "Les chants de partisans"

[@tontonjeannot6089]

@@daletunbridge7069 Thank you!

[@mleaser9491]

Rip legends

[@NeverRubARhubarb]

A resistance "fighter"? I don't understand. All this documentary says he did was hold meetings and then he was caught and died shortly afterwards. They must have missed something out. What fighting did he do?

[@MajorDenisBloodnok]

Indeed, Jean Moulin didn't fight with weapons. He was the representative of General de Gaulle in France. His mission was to unify, under de Gaulle's authority, the many different movements of resistance which existed from 1940 to 1943 (with different political views from the communists to the right wing). He succeeded in his mission in May 1943 (after many meetings with the leaders of the different movements, these meetings were extremely dangerous because of the German security and intelligence services: Gestapo, SD, Abwehr + the French Vichyst police) with the creation of the National Comitee of the Resistance and became the head of the French Resistance (there was several branches: intelligence, organization of the landing operation...). The main fighting branch was the Secret Army (which later became the FFI (French Forces of the Interior). His chief was General Delestraint who was arrested in June 1943 (he died in Dachau in April 1945...). Because of this arrest, Moulin reunited the main leaders of the Resistance to name a new chief for the SA. It was during this meeting that Moulin was arrested. The Gestapo knew that Max/Rex, the head of the Resistance, was among the men arrested. He was tortured to death but he told nothing about the organization. So yes, Jean Moulin didn't fight with weapons but his role was absolutely crucial in the organization of the French Resistance and was a true hero.

[@roxxamann]

Leave France, now a big danger on the whole of Europe is ready for the future. Now imagine what that could be.

[@bleach3856]

Jamais. On résistera encore.