Place du Maréchal Leclerc (various French cities)

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Place du Maréchal Leclerc is the name given to numerous squares in French cities commemorating Marshal Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque, a celebrated Free French general of World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf toponym
urban square name
associatedWith Free French Forces
French Resistance memory
category squares in France
commemorates Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque NERFINISHED
country France
eraOfHonouredPersonActivity 20th century
hasNameComponent Leclerc
Maréchal
Place
hasUse street and square naming in France
honoursConflict World War II
honoursNationality French
honoursPersonBirthName Philippe François Marie de Hauteclocque
honoursPersonOccupation military officer
honoursPersonRank Marshal
honoursRole Free French general
honoursTitle Marshal of France
isPartOf French commemorative landscape
languageOfName French
memorialType civil toponymy
namedAfter Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque NERFINISHED
namingMotivation commemoration of French liberation efforts in World War II
toponymType commemorative place name
typicalFeature monuments or plaques
pedestrian space
road junction
typicalFunction public square
usedIn multiple French cities

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Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque honouredIn Place du Maréchal Leclerc (various French cities)