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Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque

1902–1947 · 20th century

Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque was a French general who joined the Free French in 1940. From Chad he led raids into Italian Libya, taking Kufra in 1941 and the Fezzan in 1942–1943, then commanded the 2nd Armoured Division, which liberated Paris in August 1944 and Strasbourg in November. He died in an air crash in Algeria in 1947 and was made Marshal of France posthumously.

Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque
Image: Downey John, from the US Office of War Information · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Mentioned in 2 state histories

Chad (French colony)Fezzan-Ghadames Military Territory

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/philippe-leclerc-de-hauteclocque
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