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Welcome to the Order of the Liberation Website
The Order of the Liberation is France's second national Order
after the Legion of Honor, and was instituted by General De
Gaulle, Leader of the "Français Libres" -
the Free French movement - with Edict No. 7, signed in Brazzaville
on November 16th, 1940.
Admission to the Order is meant to "reward individuals,
military and civil organizations for outstanding service in
the effort to procure the liberation of France and the French
Empire".
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| The Grand Master of the Order |
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The Order of the Liberation has only had only one Grand Master:
General De Gaulle. He never neglected to prove his attachment
to the Order he had created. Later on, as President of the Republic. |
Edict No. 7:
Creation of the Order of the Liberation |
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Text of Edict No. 7, which created the Order of the Liberation,
as it appeared in Number 2 of the Official Bulletin of Free
France, on 20 January 1941, page 7. |
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