fra , ▁in ▁which ▁they ▁p led ged ▁to ▁fight ▁on ▁until ▁their ▁flag ▁fle w ▁over ▁the ▁Str as bourg ▁C athedral . ▁ ▁The ▁forces ▁under ▁his ▁command , ▁known ▁as ▁L ▁Force , ▁campaign ed ▁in ▁Lib ya ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁covered ▁the ▁E ighth ▁Army ' s ▁in land ▁fl ank ▁during ▁its ▁advance ▁into ▁Tun is ia , ▁and ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁attack ▁on ▁the ▁Mare th ▁Line . ▁L ▁Force ▁was ▁then ▁transformed ▁into ▁the ▁ 2 e ▁Division ▁Bl ind ée , ▁although ▁it ▁was ▁often ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁La ▁Division ▁L ec ler c . ▁It ▁fought ▁under ▁L ec ler c ' s ▁command ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Norm andy , ▁and ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁liber ation ▁of ▁Paris ▁and ▁Str as bourg . ▁▁ ▁After ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁in ▁Europe ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁given ▁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 . ▁He ▁quickly ▁perce ived ▁the ▁necessity ▁for ▁a ▁political ▁solution ▁to ▁the ▁nas cent ▁conflict ▁in ▁Ind och ina , ▁but ▁once ▁again ▁was ▁ahead ▁of ▁his ▁coun tr ymen , ▁and ▁was ▁re called ▁to ▁France ▁in ▁ 1 9 4