SPEECH – This Thursday, November 11, 2021, LCI and TF1 are broadcasting live the ceremony commemorating the 103rd anniversary of the Armistice of 1918. On this occasion, a national tribute must be paid to Hubert Germain, the last Companion of the Liberation who was is extinct on October 12th.
LCI editorial staff –
REVIEW THE SPEECH
The Head of State spoke from the place where General de Gaulle himself made his speech during the ceremony of November 11 in 1945
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THE HOOKED VOICE
After his speech and the tribute to the companions of the liberation, the President of the Republic went to meet some French people who attended the ceremony. Some did not fail to question him about his health.
“It’s okay, my voice is leaving, but I am resisting,” replied Emmanuel Macron.
STORY
The last Companion of the Liberation, who died on October 12, will be buried at 2:30 p.m. at Mont-Valérien, a high place of national memory, where an empty vault, number 9, had been waiting for him for decades in the crypt of the memorial of the France fighting.
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MONT-VALÉRIEN
Hubert Germain’s coffin is transported back to the armored tank which will transport it to Mont-Valérien, where he will be buried in the crypt of the war memorial, alongside 16 other combatants.
SONG OF THE PARTNERS
After the Marseillaise, it is the song of the Partisans which is sung to pay homage to the last companion of the liberation that was Hubert Germain.
SPRAY OF FLOWERS
Once his speech is finished, Emmanuel Macron lays a wreath of flowers on the tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The Head of State then rekindles the flame, alongside General Dary.
The names of the soldiers who died this year are then listed, a minute of silence is respected before the Marseillaise sounds.
FRANCE IS FREEDOM
Paying tribute to the fight of the companions of freedom, Emmanuel Macron recalls that the Head of State will remain the guardian of the memory of these men and women who “sacrificed their lives for a cause greater than them”.
If the companions of the Liberation are no longer, the Head of State assures us that their memory will therefore continue to live on.
SPEECH
Emmanuel begins to speak, paying tribute to the memory of Hubert Germain. “French, French, would we be there without Hubert Germain?”, Begins the President of the Republic, subsequently quoting several companions of the Liberation, saluting the memory of these 1038 people, “knights of freedom”.
TRIBUTE
With great ceremony, soldiers transport Hubert Germain’s coffin from the chariot, which arrived at the foot of the Arc de Triomphe, to the tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
UNKNOWN SOLDIER
After a new Marseillaise, the President of the Republic conducts a review of the troops. The tank “Bir Hakeim” arrives at the foot of the Arc de Triomphe. A minute of silence is respected by Emmanuel Macron in front of the tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
TRIUMPHAL ARCH
While waiting for the tank carrying Hubert Germain’s coffin to go up the Champs-Élysées, the President of the Republic greets the Vice-President of the United States, Kamala Harris, on a visit for a few days in France, his Prime Minister, Jean Castex and the Minister of the Armed Forces, Florence Parly, at the foot of the Arc de Triomphe.
STOP IN FRONT OF THE STATUE OF GENERAL DE GAULLE
The procession stops in front of the statue of General de Gaulle, Place Georges Clemenceau, at the start of the Champs-Élysées. This symbolic break had been requested by the companion of the Liberation, Hubert Germain himself.
STOP IN FRONT OF THE STATUE OF GENERAL DE GAULLE
The procession accompanying the “Bir Hakeim” float stops in front of the statue of General de Gaulle, place Georges Clemenceau, at the start of the Champs-Élysées. This symbolic break had been requested by the companion of the Liberation, Hubert Germain himself.
ARRIVAL OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC
Emmanuel Macron arrives and lays a wreath of flowers in front of the statue of Georges Clemenceau, place Clemenceau, near the Petit Palais, on the avenue des Champs-Élysées. A minute of silence is respected then the Marseillaise is heard.
ADVANCEMENT OF THE CORTÈGE
Hubert Germain’s coffin is placed on the AMX-10 armored tank called “Bir Hakeim”, in the courtyard of the Invalides. The procession begins to advance to then cross the Seine via the Alexandre III bridge and reach the Champs-Élysées. He will take a symbolic break in front of the statue of General de Gaulle.
107 horses of the Republican Guard and 28 motorcycles accompany the chariot to the Arc de Triomphe.
DISABLED FROM THE Coffin
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LIVE COMMEMORATIONS ON TF1 / LCI
Armistice Day 1918 is commemorated throughout France and on TF1 / LCI this Thursday with special programming on the occasion of its 103rd anniversary from 9 a.m. on LCI. A commemoration ceremony, chaired by the President of the Republic, will be broadcast from 10:15 am on TF1. His speech will be followed in this direct.
During this ceremony, a national tribute will be paid to Hubert Germain, the last Companion of the Liberation, who died on October 12, at the age of 101. Until the end of his life, he testified and brought to life the memories of the Second World War.
Armistice Day 1918 is commemorated throughout France and on TF1 / LCI this Thursday with special programming on the occasion of its 103rd anniversary from 9 a.m. on LCI. A commemoration ceremony, chaired by the President of the Republic, will be broadcast from 10:15 am on TF1. His speech will be followed in this direct.
During this ceremony, a national tribute will be paid to Hubert Germain, the last Companion of the Liberation, who died on October 12, at the age of 101. Until the end of his life, he testified and brought to life the memories of the Second World War.
A ceremony at the foot of the Arc de Triomphe
On the set of TF1 and simultaneously on LCI, Anne-Claire Coudray and Gilles Bouleau, with Adrien Gindre, head of the political service, will be surrounded by several guests, including the historian Fabrice d’Almeida, and the writer Caroline Pigozzi, journalist at Paris Match, who met Hubert Germain.
The coffin of the last Companion of the Liberation will cross Paris, from the Invalides to the Arc de Triomphe, going up the Champs-Élysées. The editorial staff’s special envoys will be deployed in the capital all along the route. The ceremony will be held at the foot of the Arc de Triomphe. The President of the Republic will deliver a speech in homage to the Companions and the Order of the Liberation.
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The group’s special envoys will also be in the region, in Larzac, with the 13th DBLE (demi-brigade of the Foreign Legion), where Hubert Germain served and to which he remained very attached all his life.
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