To French users: who whould you pick as French national hero

[MinervaItalica]

Question mostly for French users but others can pick their favorites as well.

[MinervaItalica]

Bump.

[Samnium]

I would go for general Foch

[TheMaestro]

Those two guys from Marseille police, they saved France and world few times.

[The Lawspeaker]

People tend to forget him all the time:

[Ouistreham]

Joan of Arc, obviously.

[Samnium]

Joan of Arc, obviously.

Iconical figure of our nation even though her military successes are now nuanced by recent historical works. I see Joan d'Arc as a great symbol of France.

[Arsen_]

I am not French but is it even a question??

Of course Jeanne d'Arc. One and only! Nothing can be compared with her heroic life and tragic death!

[TheOldNorth]

not pure french but I'd say Vercingetorix, the first man to unify most of the ancestors of the french even if for only two years, and was perhaps one of France's most brilliant strategist right after Napoleon, considering he could fend off and even defeat Julius Caesar in multiple battles and sieges

[Samnium]

not pure french but I'd say Vercingetorix, the first man to unify most of the ancestors of the french even if for only two years, and was perhaps one of France's most brilliant strategist right after Napoleon, considering he could fend off and even defeat Julius Caesar in multiple battles and sieges

Brennus did far more damage to Rome, psychologically and Rome was near to his complete destruction though.

Vercingetorix struggled to rally gaullish tribes.