Daniel Cordier, one of last heroes of French resistance, dies aged 100
by Kim Willsher in Paris from World news | The Guardian on (#5ANE2)
As secretary to the great resistance leader, Jean Moulin, he helped organise fight against Nazi occupation
One of France's last remaining French resistance heroes Daniel Cordier, has died aged 100.
One of only two remaining Compagnons de la Liberation, an honour awarded by France's exiled wartime leader, Charles de Gaulle, to those who risked their lives to liberate France from Nazi occupation, Emmanuel Macron said there would be a national ceremony to honour his memory.
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