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Henri Philippe Bénoni Omer Joseph Pétain (24 April 1856 – 23 July 1951), better known as Philippe Pétain (/ p eɪ ˈ t æ̃ /, French: [filip petɛ̃]) and Marshal Pétain (French: Maréchal Pétain), was a French general who commanded the French Army in World War I and later became the head of the collaborationist regime of Vichy France ...
Jul 19, 2024 · Philippe Pétain was a French general who was a national hero for his victory at the Battle of Verdun in World War I but was discredited as chief of state of the French government at Vichy in World War II.
Oct 29, 2009 · Marshal Henri-Philippe Pétain endeared himself to the French nation during World War I. Beginning the war as an obscure fifty-eight-year-old colonel in command of an infantry brigade, he rose...
Jul 7, 2001 · Pétain derived his immense reputation from the defence of Verdun against a massive German onslaught, and his ability to inspire his soldiers to stand firm in a battle – for a fortress of almost no strategic importance – which inflicted casualties of a quarter of a million men on each side.
Learn about the life and career of Philippe Pétain, a World War One hero who became the head of the Vichy regime in World War Two. Find out how he defended Verdun, asked for an armistice, and was condemned to death by De Gaulle.
Jul 4, 2023 · A masterful account of the 1945 treason case that forced a reckoning with four years of Nazi collaboration. Marshal Philippe Pétain in court in 1945, facing charges of treason and collaboration...
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(Marshal Pétain, Maréchal Pétain) French general and statesman. Born 24 April 1856 in Cauchy-à-la-Tour, France. Died 23 July 1951 in Île d'Yeu, France. A theorist of infantry tactics in 1914, the First World War offered Colonel Pétain a bright career progression.
