Leclerc de Hauteclocque, Philippe François Marie
- Date of birth:
- November 22nd, 1902 (Belloy-Saint-Léonard/Département Somme, France)
- Date of death:
- November 28th, 1947 (Colomb-Béchar, Algeria)
- Buried on:
- Tombs Église Saint-Louis-des-Invalides
- Nationality:
- French
Biography
Promotions:
9th Septembre, 1924: Sous-lieutenant (commissioned)
26th October, 1926: Lieutenant
25th December, 1934: Capitaine
31th July, 1940: Commandant
25th November, 1940: Colonel
10th August, 1941: Général de Brigade (tijdelijk)
14th April 1942: Général de Brigade (definitief )
25th May, 1943: Général de Division
25th May, 1945: Général de Corps d'Armée
14th July, 1946: Général d'Armée
23th August, 1952: Maréchal de France (posthumus)
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Grand Croix de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1945
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Compagnon
- Awarded on:
- May 6th, 1941
Decree of May 6th, 1941.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1946
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Capitaine (Captain)
- Unit:
- chef du 3e bureau, division cuirassée de l'état-major
- Awarded on:
- June 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Silver Star Medal (SSM)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Grootofficier in de Kroonorde
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Wissam Alaouit Cherifien - Grand Cordon
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Grand Croix du l'Ordre de la Couronne de Chêne
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Nichan Iftikhar, Grand Cordon
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Order Virtuti Militari Commander
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceskoslovenský vojenský rád Bilého lva "Za vítezství" Star 1st Class
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Polemikos Stauros 1940 - 1st Class
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Medalla de la Paz de Marruecos
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Royal Order of Cambodia - Grand Cross
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Grand Cordon in to the Order of a Million Elephants and White Parasol
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Capitaine (Captain)
- Awarded on:
- June 11th, 1938
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
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