the Leclerc Column and Free French 2nd Armored Division, 1940-1946.
London :
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc,
2018.
1 online resource (65 pages)
Elite Ser.
Cover; Contents; Introduction; Nom de guerre: from Captain de Hautcloque to Major Leclerc; Chronology; 1940-43: La Colonne Leclerc; February 1941: Koufra; February-March 1942: the Fezzan; December 1942-January 1943: Fort Lamy to Tripoli; Factional rivalries following Operation "Torch"; L Force: Tunisia, March-May 1943; 1943: 2ème Division Blindée; Building a new army and a new division; Preparations in the UK; Unit Composition; Armor; Reconnaissance: Régiment de Marche de Spahis Marocains; Tank destroyers: Régiment Blindé de Fusiliers-Marins; Infantry: Régiment de Marche du Tchad; Artillery.
Engineers: 13ème Régiment du Génie1944: France; August: Normandy; Liberation of Paris; The approach; Penetration and assault; September: Lorraine; Dompaire; October: Baccarat; November: the Vosges; Strasbourg; December: shock from the Ardennes; 1945: The Last Battles; January-March: the Colmar Pocket; April: Royan; April-May: into Bavaria; Aftermath & Conclusion; Farewells; Indochina; Assessment; Select Bibliography; Index; Imprint.
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Division Leclerc : The Leclerc Column and Free French 2nd Armored Division, 1940-1946.
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Leclerc, Philippe,1902-1947-- Military leadership.