Final French resistance fighter dies at the age of 101

Name: Final French resistance fighter dies at the age of 101
Uploaded: 2021-10-13T04:08:43+00:00
Duration: 1 min 49 s
Channel: Tim Allman
Description: France has announced the death of Hubert Germain - the last surviving recipient of the country's rarest bravery award from the Second World War - the Order of Liberation. It was bestowed on just over a thousand heroes of the French resistance. The Elysee Palace described Mr Germain as a figurehead of Free France. The BBC's Tim Allman looks back on his life.

Tim Allman

France has announced the death of Hubert Germain - the last surviving recipient of the country's rarest bravery award from the Second World War - the Order of Liberation. It was bestowed on just over a thousand heroes of the French resistance. The Elysee Palace described Mr Germain as a figurehead of Free France. The BBC's Tim Allman looks back on his life.

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