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On the occasion of the commemorations of November 11, the Head of State paid a national tribute to the last companion of the Liberation, who died on October 12.
“Would we be here without Hubert Germain?” On the occasion of the commemorations of November 11, Emmanuel Macron paid, Thursday, November 11, a national tribute to the last companion of the Liberation, who died on October 12. “At barely 20, he left everything. His Drôme lands, his family, his friends, to reach London. And soon, with honor and fidelity, covered himself with glory to Bir-Hakeim “, declared the Head of State, facing Hubert Germain’s coffin, placed under the Arc de Triomphe.
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“Would we be here without them?”, asked Emmanuel Macron again, referring to 1,038 people, including six women, who received the title of Companion of the Liberation. After Emmanuel Macron’s speech, The Partisans’ Song, hymn of resistance, was sung.
A second ceremony in tribute to Hubert Germain will take place Thursday afternoon, at Mont-Valérien, the main place of execution of resistance fighters during the Second World War. The body of the eminent resistance fighter, who died at the age of 101, will be buried in the crypt of the French combatant memorial.