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Tourist token - Fonderie Saint Luc - Général Leclerc - Bataille d'Ecouves ND
| Zamak | 12.55 g | 34 mm |
| Location | France |
|---|---|
| Issuing company | Saint Luc Foundry |
| Type | Medals › Souvenir medallions |
| Composition | Zamak |
| Weight | 12.55 g |
| Diameter | 34 mm |
| Thickness | 2 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-11-12 |
| Numista | N#328231 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 97% |
Reverse
Sherman Valois tank at the Croix de Médavy crossroads in the Ecouves forest.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
2éme DB - Bataille d'Ecouves - 13 août 1944
VALOIS D
Fonderie Saint Luc
Edge
Reeded
Comment
On August 12 and 13, 1944, a detachment of General Leclerc's 2nd armored division - the Roumiantzoff armored column - which had just liberated Alençon and was on its way to Argentan, joined by the Putz sub-group, clashed violently with tanks of the IXth Panzerdivision hiding in the Écouves forest. Colonel Rémy's 18-year-old son and eighteen of his fellow soldiers were killed. Three Sherman tanks were lost in the fighting; one of them, hit by a German anti-tank at a place called Les Gateys, now stands at the Croix de Médavy crossroads to commemorate these events (commune of Fontenai-les-Louvets). https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/For%C3%AAt_d%27%C3%89couvesPhilippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque, better known as General Leclerc, born Philippe de Hauteclocque on November 22, 1902 in Belloy-Saint-Léonard (Somme) and died on November 28, 1947 near Colomb-Béchar (French Algeria), was a French soldier and one of the principal military leaders of Free France during the Second World War. A major figure in the Liberation, he is best known for his command of the 2nd Armored Division. https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippe_Leclerc_de_Hauteclocque
