Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque

Battles of Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque

French general (1902–1947)

Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas between 1940 and 1944: 4 battles across 3 present-day countries, most in France (2), Gabon (1), Libya (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 6,738 km apart end to end, 2,246 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Mediterranean and Middle East Theater of World War II (1), Operation Overlord (1), World War II (1).

Battle of GabonBattle of KufraLiberation of ParisLiberation of StrasbourgBattle of GabonBattle of KufraLiberation of ParisLiberation of StrasbourgTehranKinshasaMadridBaghdadBerlinKabulAthensCasablancaAddis AbabaKyiv5000 km24.632N, 12.790E
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1940: 1 engagements1941: 1 engagements1944: 2 engagements2 in 194419401944
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Gabon, 1940Battle of Kufra, 1941Liberation of Paris, 1944Liberation of Strasbourg, 194419401944
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 3

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
7 November 1940Battle of GabonGabonFree French victory
31 January 1941Battle of KufraKufra, Libya3,036 km NEAllied victory
19 August 1944Liberation of ParisParis, France3,301 km NWFree French and allied victory
23 November 1944Liberation of StrasbourgStrasbourg, France401 km EAllied victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, JACQUESLECLERC.JPG: Photographer working for the United States military derivative work: Skippy le Grand Gourou (talk), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.