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His journey from military obscurity, to hero of France during World War I, to collaborationist ruler during World War II, led his successor Charles de Gaulle to declare that Pétain's life was "successively banal, then glorious, then deplorable, but never mediocre".
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Dec 14, 2012 · Learn about the life and role of Philippe Pétain, the French general and politician who became the head of Vichy-France under Nazi occupation. Find out his achievements, controversies, and fate in this comprehensive biography.
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Sep 13, 2024 · Vichy France, (July 1940–September 1944), France under the regime of Marshal Philippe Pétain from the Nazi German defeat of France to the Allied liberation in World War II.
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After a number of World War One commands, in 1916, Pétain was ordered to stop the massive German attack on the city of Verdun. He reorganised the front lines and transport systems and was...
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A French soldier and politician who became a dictator and collaborator with Germany during World War II. He signed an armistice with Germany, abolished the Third Republic, and established a reactionary regime in Vichy France.
