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Legion of Honour
noun
- an order for civil or military merit instituted by Napoleon in France in 1802 French nameLégion d'honneurleʒjɔ̃ dɔnœr
Example Sentences
Having landed at Gold Beach in Normandy, France, just after the D-Day landings in 1944, Mr Johnson was awarded the French Legion of Honour in 2020 for his service.
Before the fall of Dien Bien Phu, de Galard was decorated with the Military Cross and the Legion of Honour, and she was made an honorary member of the Foreign Legion.
Condé was awarded France's Legion of Honour in 2004, and was twice nominated for the International Booker Prize - first for her entire body of work in 2015, then for her final novel The Gospel According to the New World in 2023.
In December 2023, French President Emmanuel Macron caused controversy by claiming Depardieu was the target of a "manhunt", adding that France's highest honour, the Legion of Honour, should not be withdrawn from him over charges of sexual impropriety.
In an interview, President Macron said Depardieu was the target of a "manhunt" and added France's highest honour, the Legion of Honour, should not be withdrawn from him.
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