Farewell to Raymond Aubrac, one of the last résistants
France, as a nation, has survived shame thanks to De Gaulle and a few men like Aubrac. We should keep his memory alive. Aubrac was his code name in the Résistance, a name he kept all his life. Raymond Aubrac, born Samuel, who has died aged 97 in Paris, was one of the last living 28 compagnons de la libération. This order, created by General de Gaulle in 1940, was bestowed to only 1,038 individuals for their exceptional role in liberating France from Nazi tyranny. First awarded in 1940 and last given in 1946, the compagnons de la libération represent...