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l' Ordre de la Libération

This Order was created by General Charles de Gaulle, November 16th, 1940, to reward distinguished services to the cause of the liberation of France and her colonies. The recipients are known as 'Compagnons de la Libération' (compagnions of the liberation). Charles de Gaulle became the only 'Grand Seigneur de l' Ordre', (Grand Master of the Order) on August 31st, 1947.
The badge is made of bronze and depicts a sword on a square shield with a black Lorraine cross on it. The reverse bears the inscription 'PATRIA SERVANDO VICTORIAM TULI' which means 'He brought victory by liberating his country'. The ribbon is green, edged with black and with two narrow black stripes down the centre; the black representing the mourning over the occupation, the green the hope of liberation.
This Order is to be worn directly between the Légion d'Honneur and the Médaille Militaire and is held in high regard in France.
A total of 1061 crosses were awarded in the order, 1038 to persons, 18 to military and 5 to French cities.

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Ragueneau, Philippe* November 19th, 1917
† October 22nd, 2003

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Rancourt de Mimérand, de, Henry* July 4th, 1910
† July 28th, 1992

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Raoul-Duval, Claude* October 22nd, 1919
† May 10th, 2018

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Rateau, Pierre* May 14th, 1913
† June 27th, 1956

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Ravanel, Serge* May 12th, 1920
† April 27th, 2009

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Ravix, Laurent* April 28th, 1921
† October 15th, 1992

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Rebattet, Georges-Louis* July 19th, 1907
† 1976

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Rebour, Louis* July 2nd, 1907
† February 21st, 1941

Régnier, David Jean-Louis* August 27th, 1925
† June 20th, 1944

Reilhac, Eugène* March 16th, 1920
† March 14th, 1943

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Reilinger, Alfred* November 15th, 1900
† December 29th, 1968

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Rémy, Jean* October 3rd, 1899
† August 15th, 1955

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Renard, Jacques* July 21st, 1902
† March 19th, 1980

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Renard, Jacques Roger* April 16th, 1914
† August 15th, 1944

Renault, Gilbert* August 6th, 1904
† July 29th, 1984

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Rendu, Henri* January 19th, 1915
† November 23rd, 1944

Renouvin, Jacques* October 6th, 1905
† January 24th, 1944

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Revault d'Allonnes, Jean-Gabriel* August 13th, 1914
† May 28th, 1994

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Revesz-Long, Tibor* June 1st, 1902
† November 2nd, 1976

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Rey, Jean* July 9th, 1920
† August 28th, 1943

Ricardou, Louis* June 19th, 1910
† August 5th, 1944

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Rimbaud, Paul* March 2nd, 1906
† December 15th, 1940

Riou, Noël* February 5th, 1898
† July 7th, 1964

Risso, Joseph* January 23rd, 1920
† November 24th, 2005

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Ritoux-Lachaud, Roger* January 22nd, 1902
† September 8th, 1940

Rivié, Louis* March 25th, 1911
† October 29th, 1994

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Rivière, Paul Claude Marie* November 22nd, 1912
† December 15th, 1998

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Robert, Jacques Maurice "Rewez"* April 2nd, 1914
† February 8th, 1998

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Roger, Julien* December 17th, 1919
† April 10th, 1945

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Rogier, Mathieu* September 21st, 1909
† April 5th, 1975

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Rol-Tanguy, Henri* June 12th, 1908
† September 8th, 2002

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Rolland, Maurice* September 2nd, 1904
† January 14th, 1988

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Rolland, Yves* July 16th, 1909
† July 17th, 1994

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Romanetti, Henri* March 7th, 1909
† August 5th, 1944

Romans-Petit, Henri* February 13th, 1897
† November 1st, 1980

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Rondenay, André* August 26th, 1913
† August 15th, 1944

Roquère, Paul-Jean* August 30th, 1916
† March 15th, 1943

Roques, Philippe* February 7th, 1910
† February 7th, 1943

Roques, Raymond* June 15th, 1914
† April 23rd, 1943

Rosenthal, Jean Pierre "Cantinier"* September 5th, 1906
† August 2nd, 1993

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Rosenwald, Jean-Pierre Gabriel* November 29th, 1920
† June 6th, 1942

Rosset-Cournand, Pierre Birel* June 2nd, 1924
† September 15th, 1944

Rossi, Georges* May 16th, 1918
† February 11th, 1942

Rossi, Robert* March 6th, 1913
† July 18th, 1944

Rossignol, Charles* February 16th, 1920
† September 22nd, 1944

Rossignol, Georges* July 24th, 1911
† February 18th, 1942

Rouby, Elie* May 27th, 1894
† February 20th, 1970

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Roudaut, Constant* May 1st, 1914
† August 12th, 1950

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Rougé, Pierre* March 1st, 1911
† June 19th, 1941

Rouleau, Jacques* June 18th, 1922
† May 12th, 2008

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Roumeguère, Jacques* April 9th, 1917
† December 25th, 2006

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Roumiantzoff, Nicolas* May 9th, 1906
† April 15th, 1988

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Roure, Rémy* October 30th, 1885
† November 8th, 1966

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Rousseau-Portalis, Jean* July 23rd, 1920
† April 6th, 1982

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Rousselot, Antoine Marcel Auguste* November 7th, 1919
† May 22nd, 1999

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Rousselot, Henri* March 22nd, 1912
† August 23rd, 1994

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Roux, André* February 7th, 1907
† December 4th, 1983

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Roux, de, Robert* November 5th, 1899
† August 28th, 1942

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Rouxel, André* December 8th, 1915
† May 20th, 2004

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Rozoy, François* October 22nd, 1918
† March 10th, 1987

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Rubaud, Louis* October 9th, 1917
† June 30th, 1990

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Rudelle, de, Henry* October 2nd, 1910
† September 15th, 1974

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Rudrauf, Charles* December 7th, 1919
† November 28th, 2010

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Ruibet, Pierre Henri Fernand* July 9th, 1925
† June 30th, 1944

Rysavy, Josef* August 26th, 1904
† April 23rd, 1946

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