Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque

          About Me: I was a Général d'Armée (highest ranking) in the French army from 1924-1947. My real name was Philippe, vicomte de Hauteclocque, but I adopted the name Leclerc in World War II. Commanding the Free French forces in French Equatorial Africa, I led (Dec., 1942-Jan., 1943 a spectacular march from Lake Chad to Tripoli, over c.1,500 mi (2,400 km. was born on 22 November 1902 at Belloy-Saint-Léonard in the department of Somme. I was the fifth of six children of Adrien de Hauteclocque, comte de Hauteclocque (1864-1945) and Marie-Thérèse van der Cruisse de Waziers (1870-1956). Philippe was named in honour of an ancestor killed by Croats in 1635.

I achieved fame as the liberator of France.

  (From left to right, Ordre de la Liberation, Ordre de la Légion d'honneur, Marshal of France, Medaille Militaire, Croix de guerre 1939-1945, Croix de guerre des théâtres d’opérations extérieures, Distinguished Service Order, Silver Star (USA))                     

   MySpace URL: www.myspace.com/masterofwar

My Mood: Dominating

My Hobbies: I enjoy playing strategy games such as chess and Risk; I also enjoy reading famous war novels such as All Quiet on the Western Front

My Interests: all things war; it thrills me greatly to win, however, i do not like to have to surrender.

My Heroes: Napoleon Bonaparte, for being one of the greatest French military leaders

My Favorite Saying: "Ils s'instruisent pour vaincre" ("They study to vanquish." or "Training for victory" ;'The École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr saying).

Me on the Web:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral_Leclerchttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral_Leclerc

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/334366/Jacques-Philippe-Leclerchttp://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/334366/Jacques-Philippe-Leclerc

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