Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque

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Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque was a prominent French general of World War II, renowned for leading Free French forces in the liberation of France and later serving as a key military commander in postwar French colonial conflicts.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Free French Forces officer
French general
World War II military personnel
human
military officer
allegiance France
Free France
alsoKnownAs Leclerc
Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque
surface form: Maréchal Leclerc
birthDate 1902-11-22
birthName Philippe François Marie de Hauteclocque
birthPlace Belloy-Saint-Léonard, Somme, France
burialPlace Les Invalides, Paris
causeOfDeath airplane crash
commanded 2nd Armoured Division (France)
French Far East Expeditionary Corps
French Equatorial Africa
surface form: French Forces in Equatorial Africa
conflict First Indochina War
Italian campaign
surface form: Italian campaign of World War II

North African campaign
Western Front
surface form: Western Front (World War II)

World War II
postwar French colonial conflicts
countryOfCitizenship France
deathDate 1947-11-28
deathPlace near Colomb-Béchar, French Algeria
educatedAt École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr
familyName de Hauteclocque
givenName Philippe, Duke of Anjou
surface form: Philippe
hasMemorial Musée du Général Leclerc de Hauteclocque et de la Libération de Paris
hasTitle Maréchal de France
honouredIn Place du Maréchal Leclerc (various French cities)
loyalty Charles de Gaulle
militaryAward Compagnon de la Libération
Croix de Guerre
surface form: Croix de guerre 1939–1945

Distinguished Service Order
Grand Croix de la Légion d'honneur
surface form: Grand Cross of the Légion d'honneur

Médaille de la Résistance
Silver Star
militaryBranch French Army
name Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque self-link
notableFor command of the 2nd Armoured Division
leading Free French forces in the liberation of France
participatedIn Fezzan campaign
Liberation of Paris
campaign of France 1944–1945
rank Marshal of France
general
religion Roman Catholicism
servedUnder Charles de Gaulle

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Subject: Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque
Description of subject: Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque was a prominent French general of World War II, renowned for leading Free French forces in the liberation of France and later serving as a key military commander in postwar French colonial conflicts.

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Japanese Instrument of Surrender signedBy Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque
Free French Forces notableCommander Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque
Les Invalides, Paris burialPlaceOf Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque
subject surface form: Les Invalides
FFL notableCommander Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque
subject surface form: Free French Forces
Free France militaryCommander Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque
Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque name Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque self-link
Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque alsoKnownAs Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque
this entity surface form: Maréchal Leclerc
Liberation of Paris commander Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque
Liberation of France commander Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque
Leclerc main battle tank namedAfter Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque
Hôtel des Invalides containsTombOf Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque
Compagnon de la Libération notableRecipient Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque
Belloy-Saint-Léonard, Somme, France hasNotablePerson Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque
subject surface form: Belloy-Saint-Léonard
Belloy-Saint-Léonard, Somme, France birthplaceOf Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque
subject surface form: Belloy-Saint-Léonard
Belloy-Saint-Léonard, Somme, France hasNotableResident Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque
subject surface form: Belloy-Saint-Léonard
Fezzan campaign commander Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque
Battle of Gabon commander Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque
de Hauteclocque hasNotableBearer Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque
de Hauteclocque alsoKnownAs Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque
subject surface form: Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque
this entity surface form: Philippe Leclerc
de Hauteclocque hasNotableMember Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque
de Hauteclocque usedInFullNameOf Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque
Leclerc name Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque
2nd Armoured Division (France) namedAfter Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque
2nd Armoured Division (France) commander Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque
2nd Armoured Division (France) notableCommander Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque
Place du Maréchal Leclerc (various French cities) namedAfter Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque
subject surface form: Place du Maréchal Leclerc
Place du Maréchal Leclerc (various French cities) commemorates Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque
subject surface form: Place du Maréchal Leclerc
French Far East Expeditionary Corps notableCommander Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque
this entity surface form: General Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque
Order of Liberation notableRecipient Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque
Philippe François Marie de Hauteclocque alsoKnownAs Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque
Philippe François Marie de Hauteclocque alsoKnownAs Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque
this entity surface form: Général Leclerc
Croix de la Libération notableRecipient Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque
Leclerc notableBearer Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque
Pont Maréchal-Leclerc namedAfter Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque
Battle of Dompaire commander Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque
Battle of Dompaire FrenchCommander Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque
this entity surface form: General Philippe Leclerc
2e DB commander Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque