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The secrets of Hubert Germain, last companion of the Liberation

2021-10-12T15:44:54.495Z


MEETING - The former Minister of Pompidou and last companion of the Liberation died at 101 years old. Last January, Le Figaro had met him at the Institution des Invalides where he was residing.


The death of Hubert Germain, former minister, engaged in the Free French Forces during the Second World War,

was announced on October 12 by the Minister of the Armed Forces Florence Parly

.

Le Figaro, who had met him a few months ago, invites you to reread the story of this interview published on January 8, 2021.

He resides in a small room in the Institution des Invalides, which since Louis XIV has been welcoming and caring for old soldiers who have served France.

If there is one who responds to this quality, it is he, Hubert Germain, former officer of the 13 DBLE.

The man is now 100 years old, and the death of Jean Moulin's secretary, Daniel Cordier, on November 20, 2020, had the consequence of opening up a singular destiny for him: in accordance with the statutes of the Order of the Liberation , on his death he will be buried at Mont-Valérien, in the crypt of the Memorial, vault no. 9. If only one remains…

When the governor of Les Invalides, General de Saint Chamas, crashes at the entrance to

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Source: lefigaro

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