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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 .
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.
There are records from the late 1960s and early 1970s of 501 Régiment de Chars de Combat (501 RCC) being part of the 2nd Brigade of the 8th Armored Division, part of the 1st Corps of the First Army (France). The 2nd Brigade of the 8th Armored Division 'qui est l'heritière des traditions de la 2e DB' – carried on the traditions of the 2nd ...
Printable version ; In other projects ... Pages in category "Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total ...
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.
The foundation approved a request from Grugé-l'Hôpital in Maine-et-Loire, Western France. This post marks the location from which Leclerc began his escape from occupied France in 1940. He obtained false identification documents from Grugé's town hall before travelling to the United Kingdom via Spain and Portugal. [10]
Gen. Leclerc asked them why they wore the uniform of the enemy. One prisoner replied, "Why do you wear the uniform of the Americans?". Enraged, Leclerc declared them to be traitors and ordered them to be shot. Their bodies were left lying by the side of the road. They were buried nearby a few days later by American soldiers [1] [2
Mike Leclerc (born 1976), Canadian ice hockey player; Philippe Leclerc, several people Philippe Leclerc (footballer) (born 1969), French footballer and sporting director; Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque (1902–1947), French general in World War II; Robin Leclerc (born 1952), French former footballer; Roger LeClerc (1936–2021), American ...