Genuine "Thanks" on Thanksgiving. France mourns a hero among heroes: Daniel Cordier, French Resistance hero, one of only two remaining "Compagnons de la Libération" -an honor awarded by exiled wartime leader, Charles de Gaulle- dies at 100.
After the death of Cordier, as of today, only one Compagnons de la Libération is still alive, Hubert Germain, out of the 1,038 distinguished by General de Gaulle for their commitment within Free France during the German Occupation.
Upon his death, Germain will be buried in the crypt of Mont Valérien in the last empty vault.
The Washington Post
Obituaries
Daniel Cordier, French Resistance hero, dies at 100
By Phil Davison, Monday November 23, 2020 at 5:21 p.m. EST
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/daniel-cordier-dies-/2020/11/23/3986156e-2d98-11eb-96c2-aac3f162215d_story.html
Age 19 and about to join the French army to fight the Nazi invaders, Daniel Cordier heard on the radio in June 1940 that France’s military head of state, Marshal Philippe Pétain, had capitulated to the Germans.
“I naively thought, as my parents did, that Pétain was going to launch France’s victorious counteroffensive,” Mr. Cordier recalled in a 2010 interview with the public radio channel France Culture. “Instead, he announced the end of the fighting, that is to say the end of hope. I burst into tears, went up to my room and sobbed.”
Then, muttering a choice epithet about Pétain, he regrouped.
2/ #DanielCordier was a man who, when #France was at its lowest depth, was up to the moment + tasks ahead, when others were not. He did not shirk his responsibility as a citizen and leave it to others to do what was necessary. He just did it. @RBrookhiser @LewisHowes
https://twitter.com/hbbtruth/status/1332024626877173760?s=20
3/ “When #France was in danger, [#DanielCordier] and his compagnons took every risk so that France remained France. We owe them our freedom and our honour...”
-President Emmanuel Macronhttps://t.co/jjSpW0kYlr?amp=1 @RBrookhiser @LewisHowes
The Guardian
Daniel Cordier, one of last heroes of French resistance, dies aged 100
As secretary to the great resistance leader, Jean Moulin, he helped organise fight against Nazi occupation.
By Kim Willsher in Paris, Friday 20 Nov 2020 14.33 EST
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/nov/20/daniel-cordier-one-of-last-heroes-of-french-resistance-dies-aged-100
4/ .@EmmanuelMacron "#DanielCordier helped to build the history of the past century, to bring his indispensable testimony to the memory of our present time. Farewell Caracalla. Thank you. The flame that you lit with your companions will not go out." 🙏
https://twitter.com/hbbtruth/status/1332028062448431106?s=20
Watch the amazing video of the complete nationally-televised hommage to Daniel Cordier that took place this morning in Paris, at la Cour des Invalides, aka Les Invalides.
https://twitter.com/Elysee/status/1331971169889775617?s=20
Daniel Cordier, dans l'ombre de Jean Moulin
France 3 Nouvelle-Aquitaine YouTube Channel
Uploaded May 7, 2018
Ce magazine met à l'honneur Daniel Cordier à travers un documentaire inédit, un homme au destin extraordinaire : il fut le secrétaire particulier de Jean Moulin durant la seconde guerre mondiale. A 97 ans, il est l'un des 10 derniers Compagnons de la Résistance encore en vie. Ce Bordelais d'origine a reçu les journalistes dans son appartement cannois, peuplé de centaines de livres et d’œuvres d’art. Face à la caméra, il revient sur son parcours hors du commun. Marie Pierre d'Abrigeon et Didier Bonnet signent cet entretien. https://youtu.be/Qh4_N6Q5lNM
