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The word appeared 2 times in the opening at its peak in October 6, 2023. It is absent from today's opening, the part search engines quote and AI systems train on, checked against the live article on 2026-08-02.

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Georges Mandel

The word “resistance” appeared 2 times in this article's opening at its peak in October 6, 2023. Today the opening carries none. 6 remain further down the article, where a reader arriving from a search result does not go.

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Machine-checked against the full current article on 2026-08-02. “resistance” appeared 2 times in this article's opening at its peak. Today the opening has none; the body has 6.

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French journalist and politician (1885–1944) Personal details Born Louis George Rothschild ( 1885-06-05 ) 5 June 1885 Chatou , France Died 7 July 1944 (1944-07-07) (aged 59) Forest of Fontainebleau , France Cause of death Execution by shooting Party Independent Republican Independents Georges Mandel (born Louis George Rothschild ; 5 June 1885 – 7 July 1944) was a French journalist and politician who was a member of the Chamber of Deputies representing Gironde from 1919 to 1924 and from 1928 until the dissolution of the French Third Republic in 1940. Described by Winston Churchill as "the first resister ", Mandel fled France and attempted to establish a government-in-exile after the Fall of France , but was arrested by the government of Vichy France . He was executed by the Milice paramilitary in 1944 in retaliation for the assassination of Philippe Henriot .

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