Philippe François Marie Leclerc de Hauteclocque 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.
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Lt. de Hauteclocque's uniform as an instructor at Saint-Cyr.
A Char B1 tank. French tanks were usually given names by their crews.
Serment de Koufra, plaque in Strasbourg
Route of the 2e Division Blindée 1944-45
General Leclerc talks to his men from the 501e RCC
Crowds of French patriots line the Champs Elysees to view Free French tanks and half tracks of Leclerc's 2e DB pass through the Arc du Triomphe on 26 August 1944, after Paris was liberated.
General de Gaulle with Leclerc (centre) and other French officers at Montparnasse railway station in Paris, 25 August 1944Awards 29
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Jean-Bédel BokassaAlso won Commemorative medal for voluntary service in Free France
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Raymond PoincaréAlso won Grand Cross of the Royal Order of CambodiaAbout this person
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FranceType
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Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1902 to 1947 · aged 45
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