A final tribute will be paid to Daniel Cordier this Thursday at Les Invalides by the Head of State.
The Order of Liberation now has only one survivor and is organized to ensure the sustainability of the prestigious institution, which had distinguished those who had stood out for their bravery when liberating France.
They were 1038, Hubert Germain will be the last of them.
In a few weeks, he saw his old comrades leave.
Edgard Tüpet-Thomé, September 9.
He was 100 years old.
Pierre Simonet, November 5.
He had just celebrated his 99th birthday at the end of October.
Daniel Cordier, last Friday.
He was 100 years old and a little over three months old.
Hubert Germain also celebrated his centenary this summer, August 6.
For eternity, they are members of the Order of the Liberation, which General de Gaulle had instituted on November 16, 1940.
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