Division Leclerc

Name: Division Leclerc
SKU: ZOS-9781472830074
Price: 7.89 GBP
Availability: InStock

Sale £7.89(SAVE 47%)

RRP £14.99

In stock

Order within the next

7 Hours & 56 Minutes

for Next Day Delivery

General Leclerc' was the nom de guerre adopted by the Gaullist officer Philippe de Hautcloque, to protect his family in occupied France… Read More

SKU

ZOS-9781472830074
Category

Books
Tags

Military Literature, Osprey Publishing
Availability

2 in stock
Share

Product Description

General Leclerc' was the nom de guerre adopted by the Gaullist officer Philippe de Hautcloque, to protect his family in occupied France. He became France's foremost fighting commander, and his armored division (the '2e DB') its most famous formation. Starting as a small scratch force of mostly African troops organised and led by Leclerc in French Equatorial Africa, it achieved early success raiding Italian and German positions in co-operation with Britain's Long Range Desert Group. Following the Allied victory in North Africa it was expanded and reorganised as a US Army-style armoured division, with American tanks and other armoured vehicles. Shipped to the UK, in spring 1944, it was assigned to Patton's US Third Army, landing in time for the Normandy breakout and being given the honour of liberating Paris in August 1944. Combining a thorough analysis of their combat and organisation with detailed colour plates of their uniforms and equipment, this is the fascinating story of Free France's most effective fighting force.

Menu

Sports

Accessories

Genre

Trending Searches

Search Results

Division Leclerc

7 Hours & 56 Minutes

Related Products

Product Description

Customers also bought…