french pronunciation november november french general second world war marshal france posthumously known france simply son aristocratic family graduated french military academy service french occupation morocco returned instructor awarded des leading attack caves august second world war fought way britain fight general adopting wife children risk appeared papers sent rallied local leaders free french cause led force leaders supported led raids italian controlled libya forces captured men swear oath known today pledged fight flag flew cathedral forces command known campaigned libya covered inland flank advance tunisia participated attack line transformed referred fought command participated liberation paris end world war europe given command french represented france surrender tokyo bay september quickly perceived necessity political solution nascent conflict ahead recalled france killed air crash algeria ancestry family born november saint department fifth children van der named honour ancestor killed came old line country nobility direct ancestors served fifth crusade egypt eighth crusade saint louis tunisia fought battle saint family managed survive french revolution members family served napoleon fourth suffered weak health served supply train son served napoleon created king louis papal count sons older died childless younger noted turn sons henry officers serving colonial campaigns including fighting killed early fighting world war second son enlisted august regiment son guy later commissioned twice awarded gallantry survived war inherited family title estate early life sent jesuit school age went known preparatory school versailles entered french military academy class towns returned france treaty versailles graduated october commissioned lieutenant having chosen cavalry branch attend graduated class august older brother guy married daughter baron frequent visitor household enchanted youngest sister courted saint tradition old noble families asked baron permission marry wedding ceremony took place august wedding present gave children later killed war served mayor charles hired austrian spoke german children improve command language having graduated joined regiment occupation duty french occupation garrison duty liking volunteered service based morocco promoted lieutenant october posted instructor military academy french morocco met world war veteran years senior later volunteer serve command attached unit saw action fighting action horses shot posted senior cavalry regiment based february went saint instructor wanted return active service summer break flew south africa reported brigade july sent field liaison officer awarded des leading attack caves august commander chief morocco division felt held award years felt differently given early admission course promotion placed fourth class promoted december promotion slow inter war french army especially cavalry second saint class reach rank wait devout catholics journal far right political organisation despite papal continued refused contrast cousin award winning journalist covered rise germany visited concentration camp wrote night long knives died april convinced poisoned nazis second world war destroyed copies action broke leg places fall horse told company fault riding shoulder road frequently walked cane involving losing way tactical exercise getting stuck field barbed wire told stupid best admit november entered staff college 60th class graduating july ordered report chief staff germany invaded netherlands belgium ordered hold line river placed charge infantry battalions dismay orders came pull retreated northward encircled pocket received permission escape german lines attempted way french lines pretending civilian refugee german patrol taken prisoner discovered old military pay taken german command post secretly destroyed convinced german colonel wounded morocco suffered malaria children true military service false germans let way canal swam encountered french patrol reported headquarters commander gave permission visit home french lines got found fled southwest france relatives returning ordered join scratch force armoured units included brigadier general polish 10th launched series counter attacks lacking radio gave directions tanks cane june wounded head german air attack taken hospital convent taken prisoner area overrun germans time escaped jumping window armistice signed june french soldiers captured simply allowed home germans friendly especially discovered spoke fluent german way rejoin family car bicycle cross zone zone children sister obtained identity card use told intended join brigade britain reunited family les june stayed days setting spain managed obtain second attempt refused time carrying money spain took train madrid lisbon went british embassy arranged passage britain merchant ship africa arrived london july met announced promoting chef major encountered cousin brother serving largest unit joined participating battles found britain france surrendered formed war began contained men fought republican cause spanish civil war refugees nazi fascist countries offered services unit commander colonel rejected offer grounds high born qualified instead august ordered local leaders declared free france governor french time adopted children risk appeared papers quickly secured free french grip led force consisting local leader supported lasted october november ended dead free french hands prisoners held hostages case tried families free refused conduct mass celebrate victory arrested corvette conducted service capacity priest hand sent free french territory shared border territory controlled border italian controlled libya attention drawn italian outposts desert southwestern libya southeast miles base fort started small raid men troops january february led larger operation captured battle men swear oath known today oath shall lay arms day colours beautiful colours cathedral learnt great deal handle supply force advancing desert rewarded began planning far ambitious advance libya delayed year defeat subsequent german italian advance egypt promoted brigade august pinned metal stars captured italians ordered plan advance libya motion wake victory second battle set fort december european african troops vehicles captured january january reached tripoli january greeted commander general command reinforced known covered inland flank advance tunisia beat german counterattack march participated attack line western_europe fighting north_africa ended strong division june informed equipped americans armoured division division called organised american lines units french titles non white units transferred remainder infantry regiment free french armoured units serving combat artillery armoured regiments drawn unusual unit division sailors served tank destroyer regiment units recently fighting allies team easy task men upset officer singing song resulting fight told officer concerned respect earned april shipped britain participate operation overlord allied invasion northern france staff travelled air converted bomber division moved training areas yorkshire established headquarters estate 7th baron hall training conducted concert 1st august landed normandy united_states general american generals spoke french later month participated inflicted major defeat german_army like new division commanders errors case allowing use roads american units causing traffic jams holding american advance assignment brought africa liberation paris allied troops initially avoided historic city moving danger destruction germans sought defend rose germans persuaded general help men fight way paris got found german infantry tanks holding parts city german commander general der inclined surrender august arranged ensign serving attendance elder annoyed allowed communist sign surrender day held parade accompanied senior military figures including montgomery troops liberated allowing return home children september oldest sons years old respectively lied ages volunteer service went serve tank gunner relatives served division including fighting paris cost killed wounded nearly twice number lost fighting surrounding areas replaced men women like sons offered recruitment office established near paris returned request won notable victory september tanks manoeuvre air power compensate numerical technical tanks american historian wrote fight characterised warmly commander brilliant example perfect air ground outstanding feat arms dealt blow hitler plans armoured thrust army flank personally pinned brought silver stars members gave objective town bridge bridge captured germans destroy transferred seventh united_states_army september feared transferred regarded army supported sacked sentiments good reason fear meet similar fate november gave permission advance surprised germans advancing country roads tracks bypass defences reached november afternoon flew cathedral german offensive december january led consider abandoning strong opposition idea french caused result transferred command assist reduction pocket objected use troops attack april result employed division rejoined crossing rhine april joining pursuit bavaria visited concentration camp liberation americans incident took place bad bavaria presented defiant group captured asked wore german uniform replied asking wore american told men rid taken death sentence group french men executed form military tribunal procedure bodies left fell american burial team collected services leading awarded end second world war europe received command french represented france surrender tokyo bay september november legally changed incorporating free french pseudonym served far_east commander charged recovering french territory comprising present day states vietnam conquered french late 19th early 20th centuries regime allowed japanese use base attack allies malaya burma china march japanese deposed french colonial government taken direct control defeated french army engagements imprisoned surviving french soldiers end war divided area north 16th parallel occupied nationalist chinese troops south occupied british indian troops vietnamese nationalist leader declared vietnamese independence arrived contingent french soldiers october dependent british equipment shipping appointed french high commissioner advice given united_states general army bring soldiers possible broke blockade drive delta highlands possible feared chinese domination far french perceived decline priority getting rid chinese needed french help quickly perceived necessity political solution conflict french government flew consult acting high commissioner absence approved proposal negotiate preferred diplomatic solution larger conflict dispatched flotilla french soldiers northern vietnam ready attack talks failed time felt negotiations french constituted best option soviet_union endorsed vietnamese nationalist party chose support french rule vietnam march tentative agreement reached minute fleet agreement stated france recognise vietnam free state new french empire broadly similar allow france base soldiers vietnam years agreement confirmed disappointed people sides immense prestige largely vietnamese dissent agreement caused split french french businessmen officials prospect losing colonial privileges denounced amazed yes word amazed said france fine expeditionary corps commanded officers negotiate fight stated higher level meeting paris required declared french owned asking paris vietnamese replaced commander french forces time french american politicians willing believe soviet plan dominate world warned anti communism useless tool problem nationalism resolved advice simple negotiate costs appointed inspector land forces north_africa november aircraft carrying staff crashed near french algeria killing board body returned france taken paris route followed august funeral service held notre dame paris interred les posthumous honours posthumously created marshal france august anniversary day entered paris today marshal displayed room battered italian stars wore main battle tank built france named monument quarter 14th paris avenue near square streets paris named avenue 14th 12th promotions lieutenant september lieutenant october december chef july colonel august brigade temporary august brigade substantive april division corps july france august posthumous decorations des medal colonial medal bars orient insignia military wounded commemorative medal voluntary service free france commemorative war medal companion order bath distinguished service order usa commander grand officer palm belgium belgium grand cross order commander poland czechoslovakia military order czechoslovakia 1st class greece grand officer tunisia morocco grand cross
Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque