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Paris (France), Oct 15 (EFE / EPA) .-French President Emmanuel Macron paid tribute Friday to the flag drapped coffin of Hubert Germain, a WWII veteran and the last 'Companion of the Liberation', at the National Invalides Hotel in Paris.Hubert Germain was the last survivor of the 1,038 Companions of the Liberation after WWII, he died at the age of 101 on October 12, 2021. (Camera: CHRISTOPHE PETIT-TESSON)SHOT LIST: TRIBUTE TO HUBERT GERMAIN AT THE HOTEL NATIONAL INVALIDES IN PARIS, FRANCE.
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