France's Macron pays tribute to last survivor of WW2 liberation order

French President Emmanuel Macron shakes hands with General Thierry Burkhard, chief of Defence staff at the end of a national memorial service for Hubert Germain, the last companion of the Liberation, at the Hotel des Invalides in Paris, France, October 15, 2021. Ludovic Marin/Pool via REUTERS

PARIS (Reuters) - President Emmanuel Macron paid tribute on Friday to the last surviving member of an order honouring heroes of France's liberation during World War Two who died this week.

Hubert Germain, who died on Tuesday aged 101, had been the last living "Companion of the Liberation" - an order created by General de Gaulle in 1940 to honour soldiers, Resistance members and civilians who fought the country's Nazi occupation.