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Philippe François Marie Leclerc de Hauteclocque [b] [c] (22 November 1902 – 28 November 1947) was a Free-French general during World War II. He became Marshal of France posthumously in 1952, and is known in France simply as le maréchal Leclerc or just Leclerc.
Coat of arms of the Hauteclocque family. The House of Hauteclocque is a French noble family established during the Middle Ages by the lords of the fief of Hautecloque.Its most illustrious member is Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque (1902–1947), leader of the Free French Forces during the Second World War and Marshal of France.
In the early morning of 23 August, Leclerc's 2e DB left the south of Argentan on its march to Paris, a march which was slowed by poor road conditions, French crowds, and fierce combat near Paris. On 24 August, General Leclerc sent a small advance party to enter the city, with the message that the Second Armored would be there the following day.
La victoire de Leclerc à Dompaire (in French). Muller. ISBN 9782904255267. Robinson, Merlin; Seignon, Thomas (2018). Division Leclerc The Leclerc Column and Free French 2nd Armored Division, 1940–1946. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9781472830067. Steidl, Franz (2008). Lost Battalions - Going for Broke in the Vosges, Autumn 1944. Random House.
Leclerc tank; Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque; M. Musée du Général Leclerc de Hauteclocque et de la Libération de Paris – Musée Jean Moulin; R.
The entrance to the museum. The Musée du Général Leclerc de Hauteclocque et de la Libération de Paris – Musée Jean Moulin (French pronunciation: [myze dy ʒeneʁal ləklɛʁ də otklɔk e d(ə) la libeʁɑsjɔ̃ d(ə) paʁi myze ʒɑ̃ mulɛ̃]) was a museum located in the 15th arrondissement of Paris at 23, Allée de la 2e DB, Jardin Atlantique, Paris, France.
D'Argenlieu appears in the Gabon section, conducting a mass. He then parades through Paris with Leclerc and de Gaulle. Hawkeye7 13:49, 7 June 2014 (UTC) Added a bit more. Hawkeye7 12:04, 9 June 2014 (UTC) "he warned that "anti-communism will be a useless tool unless the problem of nationalism is resolved" (warned by whom?)
General of the Army Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque, 45, Inspector General in North Africa; Colonel Théodore Fieschi, 41, Chief of Staff of the Inspector General; Colonel Charles Clémentin, 47; Colonel Louis du Garreau de La Méchenie, 47; Colonel Paul Fouchet, Chief of Staff of the 10th military region; Captain Georges Frichement, 51 [2]