Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque
French general
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Philippe François Marie Leclerc de Hauteclocque was a Free-French general during the Second World War. He became Marshal of France posthumously in 1952, and is known in France simply as le maréchal Leclerc or just Leclerc. Wikipedia
Born: November 22, 1902, Belloy-Saint-Léonard, France
Died: November 28, 1947 (age 45 years), Béchar, Algeria
Place of burial: Hôtel des Invalides, Paris, France
Spouse: Therese de Gargan (m. 1925–1947)
Children: Henri Leclerc de Hauteclocque
Nationality: French
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