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Division Leclerc

The Leclerc Column and Free French 2nd Armored Division, 1940-1946. Elite

Illustrated by Raffaele Ruggeri
Format: Paperback / softback
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom
Imprint: Osprey Publishing
Published: 27th Dec 2018
Dimensions: w 176mm h 248mm d 3mm
Weight: 220g
ISBN-10: 1472830075
ISBN-13: 9781472830074
Barcode No: 9781472830074
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'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.

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A very interesting account with top notch artwork illustrating the colourful vehicle markings and uniforms of the division's units * Tracklink *