Philippe François Marie de Hauteclocque

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Philippe François Marie de Hauteclocque, better known as General Leclerc, was a prominent French Free French commander during World War II who played a key role in the liberation of Paris and the Allied campaign in Europe.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Free French Forces officer ⓘ
French general ⓘ
World War II military personnel ⓘ
human ⓘ
military commander ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Général Leclerc ⓘ
Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque ⓘ
commanded 2nd Armoured Division (France) ⓘ
conflict Second World War ⓘ
linked to: World War II
countryOfCitizenship France ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
hasHonorificTitle General ⓘ
ideology Gaullism ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName French ⓘ
memberOf Free French Forces ⓘ
militaryBranch French Army ⓘ
militaryRank general ⓘ
notableCommand 2nd Armoured Division (France) ⓘ
notableFor leadership of Free French armoured units ⓘ
leading Free French armoured forces into Paris in 1944 ⓘ
service under General Charles de Gaulle ⓘ
symbol of Free French resistance ⓘ
notableWork Allied campaign in Europe ⓘ
liberation of Paris ⓘ
occupation military officer ⓘ
opposed Vichy France ⓘ
participatedIn North African campaign ⓘ
Western Front of World War II ⓘ
linked to: Western Front

World War II ⓘ
roleIn key commander in the Allied advance in Western Europe ⓘ
key commander in the liberation of Paris ⓘ
supported Charles de Gaulle ⓘ

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Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque → birthName → Philippe François Marie de Hauteclocque ⓘ
Leclerc → familyName → Leclerc de Hauteclocque ⓘ
linked to: Philippe François Marie de Hauteclocque
Place du Maréchal Leclerc → honoursPersonBirthName → Philippe François Marie de Hauteclocque ⓘ