Order of Liberation

GPTKB entity

Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:state_order
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Grand_Chancellor_of_the_Order_of_Liberation
gptkbp:award second highest French honor after the Légion d'honneur
gptkbp:awardedFor exceptional service in the liberation of France
gptkbp:country gptkb:France
gptkbp:established 1940
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Charles_de_Gaulle
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Paris,_France
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Order of Liberation
gptkbp:insignia green and black enameled cross
gptkbp:lastAwarded 1946
gptkbp:motto Patriam Servando, Victoriam Tulit
gptkbp:museum gptkb:Musée_de_l'Ordre_de_la_Libération
gptkbp:notableRecipient gptkb:King_George_VI
gptkb:Winston_Churchill
gptkb:Henri_Rol-Tanguy
gptkb:Philippe_Leclerc_de_Hauteclocque
gptkb:Marie-Pierre_Kœnig
gptkb:Jean_Moulin
gptkb:General_Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkb:Pierre_Messmer
Communes of Grenoble
Communes of Nantes
Communes of Paris
Communes of Vassieux-en-Vercors
Communes of Île de Sein
gptkbp:number_of_communities 5 communes
gptkbp:number_of_military_units 18 military units
gptkbp:number_of_recipients 1,038 individuals
gptkbp:purpose to reward individuals, military units, and communities for outstanding acts in the liberation of France during World War II
gptkbp:website https://www.ordredelaliberation.fr/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Charles_de_Gaulle
gptkb:French_Legion_of_Honour
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4