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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.
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.
Leclerc tank; Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque; M. Musée du Général Leclerc de Hauteclocque et de la Libération de Paris – Musée Jean Moulin; R.
Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque: 1902–1947 French Perhaps the greatest French military leader in the Second World War, Leclerc's desert campaigns and his drive on Paris in 1944 are still immortalized in French history.
Accepted by the Free French Army, they sailed to Morocco, where another 22 French women joined. Florence Conrad managed to get the ambulance unit integrated as part of the Second Armored Division, led by General Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque. After further training in Algeria, the division men nicknamed the ambulance drivers “Rochambelles ...
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]
Alongside Free French general Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque, Tanguy accepted and signed the act of surrender on 25 August 1944. [2] [3] Like many resistance members, Tanguy later added his wartime pseudonym to his official name and became Rol-Tanguy. [citation needed] avenue du Colonel-Henri-Rol-Tanguy