President Emmanuel #Macron led tributes on Thursday to the last French #Resistance fighter from World War II who died last month. Hubert #Germain died aged 101 in October. The Paris-born fighter was one of 1,038 people decorated with the Order of the #Liberation for their heroism by de Gaulle. Who were the "Compagnons de la Libération" (Companions of the Liberation) ? Jay Winter, professor of History Emeritus at Yale University, gives his analysis.

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