Relive the tribute at the Invalides to Hubert Germain, the last Companion of the Liberation – BFMTV

This direct devoted to the military tribute to the Invalides in memory of Hubert Germain is now over.

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After the military tribute, Hubert Germain’s burial ceremony will take place on November 11 at the Arc de Triomphe.

At the end of the ceremony, Hubert Germain’s coffin left the Invalides, carried by the Foreign Legion.

The last of the companions of the Liberation will be buried at Mont-Valérien, in accordance with the wishes of General de Gaulle, who had created this order.

Emmanuel Macron’s speech finished, the tribute ceremony to Hubert Germain ends.

“The life of Hubert Germain is an anthology of commitment and courage”, notably greeted the Head of State.

After the war, Hubert Germain landed on August 15, 1944 on the beaches of Provence, recalls Emmanuel Macron.

The resistant then became involved in politics, becoming mayor of Saint-Chéron, in Essonne, then this “faithful de Gaulle and close to Messmer, (brought) their ideas, his own, to the National Assembly first. then in the ranks of the government then “, continued Emmanuel Macron.

“With his brothers in arms, he had defended freedom”, greets the Head of State.

Emmanue Macron salutes the memory of those who “80 years ago raised France from the abyss”.

“At the dawn of twilight, (Hubert Germain) was the last to surrender,” begins Emmanuel Macron.

As a teenager, “he was undisciplined in everything (…) and knew only one fidelity, the fatherland”.

After the arrival of Emmanuel Macron and the review of the troops, Hubert Germain’s coffin was placed in the courtyard of the Invalides.

The head of state entered the courtyard of the Invalides, alongside his wife Brigitte Macron.

“The duty prevailed over the search for all personal interest”, recalls General Jérôme Pellistrandi, editor-in-chief of the review. National Defense, on BFMTV this Friday in tribute to Hubert Germain.

The President of the Senate, the second figure of the State, arrived at the Invalides to pay homage to Hubert Germain.

The former Prime Minister Edouard Philippe, the leader of the deputies La France Insoumise Mathilde Panot, the presidential candidate Valérie Pécresse or the ministers Eric Dupond-Moretti (Justice), Marc Fesneau (Relations with the Parliament) Florence Parly ( Armies) and Geneviève Darrieussecq (Secretary of State for Veterans) are notably present in the courtyard of the Invalides for the national tribute to Hubert Germain.

The national tribute in memory of Hubert Germain will begin this Friday at 3 p.m. at the Invalides.

After this national tribute, Emmanuel Macron will preside over the burial ceremony of Hubert Germain at the Arc de Triomphe on November 11. He will be buried the same day at Mont-Valérien.

This hill just 2 kilometers from Paris has great symbolic value. More than a thousand hostages and resistance fighters were executed there from 1941 to 1944 during the German occupation.

The Memorial of Fighting France, inaugurated on June 18, 1960 by General de Gaulle, was erected in honor of the combatants, resistance fighters and deportees of the Second World War.

The ceremony which has just started will include several highlights.

In the courtyard of the Invalides, the honors will be returned at 3 p.m. to the flag of the 13th demi-brigade of the Foreign Legion. He joined this section in 1942 and took part in this capacity in the battle of Bir-Hakeim

The Marseillaise will then be played by the Republican Guard during the entry of the coffin.

Several traditional arias from the Foreign Legion will also sound like “le Boudin” or “salut au Caïd”.

At 3.15 p.m., Emmanuel Macron will deliver his eulogy for Emmanuel Macron. Then the bell will ring, before a minute of silence and a new Marseillaise.

This ceremony in honor of this former Gaullist deputy and minister of Georges Pompidou, the last Companion of the Liberation, will take the form of a military ceremony of funeral honors.

Died at the age of 101 last Tuesday, media tributes have increased after his death.