Colonel Philippe Leclerc with commandants Poletti and Louis Dio in Qatrun, Libya around 1941.
Another appearance of the "weird uniform", making me believe this was around the time of Koufra.
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Colonel Philippe Leclerc with commandants Poletti and Louis Dio in Qatrun, Libya around 1941.
Another appearance of the "weird uniform", making me believe this was around the time of Koufra.
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Today is the 85th anniversary of the Capture of Koufra. While it is normally an afterthought in the grand scheme of World War II history, it was an important battle for then Colonel Philippe Leclerc and the Free French overall.
Koufra was a small outpost in southern Libya and had been under control of the Italians since 1931. The battle began in early 1941 with assistance from the British Long Range Desert Group and the Free French, but it was the Free French under Leclerc which laid siege to the fort at the end of February.
With several trucks broken down and destroyed on the way to the fort, they used their one 75mm gun to shell the fort, and moved it and the trucks around to give the appearance of a much larger force attacking the fort. This led to the inexperienced Italian commander surrendering to Leclerc.
This battle is significant due to the oath taken afterwards. Since this was one of the first major victories of the Free French, it led to a significant boost in morale with the troops and led to Leclerc being promoted to Brigadier General. He also had his men take the Oath of Koufra, swearing to never stop fighting until the French flag flies over the Strasbourg cathedral, and in 1944, Leclerc's division would be the one to liberate Strasbourg and fulfill the oath.
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Hello everyone,
a bit of a different post for today, but a few weeks back I made a discord server and I've finally gotten the confidence to advertise it on tumblr.
Koufra Oasis focuses on both the historical Free French and La Bataille de Gaulle. It's also open to French history and WWII history overall. It's relatively small, but we're hoping to grow and find more members who are enthusiastic about these subjects.
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General Philippe Leclerc in sometime in February - March 1941 in the Libyan desert, around the time of the Capture of Kufra, his most well known victory. Possibly after the capture, because of how wide he is smiling.
He is wearing what I have deemed his "weird uniform", it is a mix of several components that don't really go together, but he is seen wearing it in several photographs from that time. The reason is because after he escaped France in 1940, he went to a surplus store in London and got clothing suitable for being sent to Equatorial Africa.
I will post more pictures of this "weird uniform" and information about Kufra leading up to the anniversary of the battle.
(Source)
“Jurez de ne déposer les armes que lorsque nos couleurs, nos belles couleurs, flotteront sur la cathédrale de Strasbourg” Serment de Koufra
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