2e DB

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French armoured division military unit

2e DB is the famed French 2nd Armoured Division commanded by General Leclerc, renowned for its role in the liberation of Paris during World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French armoured division ⓘ
military unit ⓘ
allegiance Free France ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Leclerc Division ⓘ
associatedWith Charles de Gaulle ⓘ
branch French Army ⓘ
commander Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
surface form: Second World War
country France ⓘ
decorations Compagnon de la Libération ⓘ
disbanded post–Second World War ⓘ
enteredCity Paris ⓘ
enteredCityDate 24 August 1944 ⓘ
25 August 1944 ⓘ
equipment American-made tanks ⓘ
M4 Sherman tank ⓘ
surface form: M4 Sherman tanks

half-tracks ⓘ
formedAt North Africa ⓘ
formedIn 1943 ⓘ
heritageUnit modern French armoured formations ⓘ
honorificMotto Ils ne passeront pas ⓘ
surface form: Ne pas subir
ideology Gaullism ⓘ
surface form: Gaullist Free French movement
languageOfCommand French ⓘ
nativeLabel 2nd Armoured Division (France) ⓘ
surface form: 2e Division blindée
notableCommander Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque ONNED1 ⓘ
notableEngagement battle for Paris ⓘ
Battle of Dompaire ⓘ
surface form: battle of Dompaire

liberation of Strasbourg ⓘ
notableFor liberation of Paris ⓘ
liberation of Strasbourg ⓘ
notableSubunit 12e Régiment de cuirassiers ⓘ
501e Régiment de chars de combat ⓘ
Régiment de marche du Tchad ⓘ
partOf Free French Forces ⓘ
predecessor Force L ⓘ
size armoured division ⓘ
symbol Cross of Lorraine ⓘ
theatreOfOperations France ⓘ
Germany ⓘ
North Africa ⓘ
Western Europe ⓘ
tookPartIn Alsace campaign ⓘ
Battle of Normandy ⓘ
surface form: Normandy campaign

Operation Overlord ⓘ
advance into Germany ⓘ
liberation of Paris ⓘ
usedDoctrine armoured warfare ⓘ

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2nd Armoured Division (France) → alsoKnownAs → 2e DB ⓘ