From “spirit of defeat” defensive minded. Sunday 23 November, Emmanuel Macron paid tribute to Robert Birenbaum, a “Resistance hero” committed to the Francs-tireurs et partisans de labor-immigrant (FTP-MOI), who died at the age of 99. “On the return of war to Europe”, The Head of State continues to commemorate the Resistance by drawing parallels with the current era. Thursday, he will be in Varces (Isère), with troops from the 27th mountain infantry brigade. Different frames, same message active “the importance of preparing the nation and its moral strength to face increasingly greater threats”, Elysee said. “He had an educational concern to remind the minds of the French people of the harsh times to come,” wrote a loved one.
In front of the mountain troops, the President of the Republic
