1 9 4 9 ▁the ▁bodies ▁were ▁ex hum ed ▁and ▁buried ▁in ▁the ▁St . ▁Z eno ▁c emetery ▁in ▁Bad ▁Reich en hall . ▁For ▁his ▁services ▁leading ▁the ▁ 2 e ▁DB , ▁L ec ler c ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Grand ▁Cross ▁of ▁the ▁Leg ion ▁of ▁Hon our . ▁ ▁South ▁East ▁Asia ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War ▁in ▁Europe ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁L ec ler c ▁received ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁Far ▁East ▁Ex ped ition ary ▁Corps ▁( Cor ps ▁exp édition naire ▁français ▁en ▁Ext r ême - Ori ent , ▁CE FE O ). ▁He ▁represented ▁France ▁at ▁the ▁surrender ▁of ▁the ▁Japanese ▁Empire ▁in ▁Tokyo ▁Bay ▁on ▁ 2 ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁On ▁ 2 8 ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁he ▁leg ally ▁changed ▁his ▁name ▁to ▁Jacques - Ph ili ppe ▁L ec ler c ▁de ▁Haut ec loc que , ▁incorpor ating ▁his ▁Free ▁French ▁pseud onym . ▁ ▁Although ▁he ▁had ▁never ▁before ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Far ▁East , ▁as ▁CE FE O ▁commander , ▁L ec ler c ▁was ▁charged ▁with ▁recover ing ▁French ▁Ind och ina . ▁This ▁territory , ▁compr ising ▁the ▁present ▁day ▁states ▁of ▁Vietnam , ▁Camb odia ▁and ▁La os , ▁had ▁been ▁conquer ed ▁by ▁the ▁French ▁during ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 th ▁and ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁centuries . ▁The ▁V ich y ▁regime ▁had