Companions of Liberation

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A Companion of Liberation (French: Compagnon de la Libération) is a member of the Order of the Liberation, created on November 16, 1940, by General de Gaulle as "leader of the Free French" to "reward the people or military and civilian communities who have distinguished themselves in the work of liberation of France and its empire".^[1]