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Jacques Philippe Leclerc Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Jacques Philippe Leclerc, based on 15 World History Database records associated with France.

15 records1902–194713 events7 places

Chronological biography

1902

Birth of Jacques Philippe Leclerc22 November 1902
Warfare / Military · Belloy-Saint

Birth of Jacques Philippe Leclerc

1924

Education1924
Warfare / Military · St Cyr

Graduates from St Cyr

1940

Arrest of Jacques Philippe Leclerc1940
Warfare / World War, 2nd · Major General

Arrested by by the Germans & escapes

Exile of Jacques Philippe LeclercMay 1940
Warfare / World War, 2nd · Major General

Deserts & joins de Gaulle in England rather than surrender

1941

Capture of KufraJanuary 1941
Warfare / World War, 2nd · Major General · Kufra

Leads the Free French & captures Kufra Libya

Free FrenchJanuary 1941
Warfare / World War, 2nd · Major General · Kufra

Leads the Free French & captures Kufra Libya

Siege of KufraJanuary 1941
Warfare / World War, 2nd · Major General · Kufra

Leads the Free French & captures Kufra Libya

1943

Leclerc Joins Eighth Army25 January 1943
Warfare / World War, 2nd · Major General · Tripoli

Marches 1,500 miles & joins up with Montgomerys Eighth Army

1944

Capture of Paris22 August 1944
Warfare / World War, 2nd · Major General · Paris

Ordered to advance on Paris at the head of the 2nd French Armoured Division

Capture of Paris23 August 1944
Warfare / World War, 2nd · Major General · Paris

Begins his attack on Paris. A plane drops a message from Leclerc over saying "Tenez bon, nous arrivons"

Capture of Versailles24 August 1944
Warfare / World War, 2nd · Major General · Versailles

Captures Versailles en-route to Paris

Capture of Paris25 August 1944
Warfare / World War, 2nd · Major General · Paris

Secures a surrender from the German Commander Cholitz. Enters Paris after breaking down German resistance

Result of Surrender of German Garrison of Paris25 August 1944
Warfare / World War, 2nd · Major General · Paris

German control of Paris ends and the French capital returns to Allied and French authority.

Surrender of German Garrison of Paris25 August 1944
Warfare / World War, 2nd · Major General · Paris

Recieves the formal surrender of Paris

1947

Death of Jacques Philippe Leclerc1947
Warfare / Military · Colomb-B‚char

Death of Jacques Philippe Leclerc, killed in an aircrash

Titles and roles

Major General

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.