Philippe Pétain

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Philippe Pétain was a French general and statesman who became the head of the collaborationist Vichy government during World War II.

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instanceOf French general
head of state
human
politician
awardReceived Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
Marshal of France
Military Medal (France)
linked to: Médaille militaire
causeOfNotability leadership of Vichy France during World War II
role as French commander at Verdun in World War I
conflict World War I
World War II
convictedOf indignité nationale
treason
country France
countryOfCitizenship France
dateOfBirth 1856-04-24
dateOfDeath 1951-07-23
familyName Pétain
linked to: Philippe Pétain
fullName Henri Philippe Benoni Omer Joseph Pétain
linked to: Philippe Pétain
givenName Henri
headOfGovernment Vichy France
linked to: Vichy
ideology authoritarianism
collaborationism
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Hauts-de-France
Pas-de-Calais
Île d’Yeu
mannerOfDeath natural causes
militaryBranch French Army
militaryRank Marshal of France
movement Révolution nationale
nativeLanguage French
notableWork leadership at the Battle of Verdun
officeEndTime 1944-08-20
officeStartTime 1940-06-16
1940-07-11
participantIn Battle of Verdun
Second Battle of the Marne
penaltyModifiedTo life imprisonment
placeOfBirth Cauchy-à-la-Tour
placeOfDeath Port-Joinville
placeOfDetention Fort du Portalet
Île d’Yeu prison
positionHeld Chief of State of Vichy France
Inspector General of the Army
Minister of Foreign Affairs of France
Minister of War of France
Prime Minister of France
religion Roman Catholicism
sentence death sentence
sexOrGender male

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Vichy regime ledBy Philippe Pétain
subject linked to: Vichy
Philippe Pétain fullName Henri Philippe Benoni Omer Joseph Pétain
linked to: Philippe Pétain
Philippe Pétain familyName Pétain
linked to: Philippe Pétain
Battle of Verdun commander Philippe Pétain
Rif War commander Philippe Pétain
Rif War leaderOfBelligerent Philippe Pétain commanded French forces in the Rif
linked to: Philippe Pétain
Hundred Days Offensive commander Philippe Pétain
Médaille militaire notableRecipient Philippe Pétain
Second Battle of the Marne commander Philippe Pétain
Fort du Portalet notablePrisoner Philippe Pétain
Île d’Yeu prison notablePrisoner Philippe Pétain
Vichy French forces commander Philippe Pétain
Maréchal de France notableHolder Philippe Pétain
Robert Nivelle replacedBy Philippe Pétain as Commander-in-Chief of the French Army
linked to: Philippe Pétain
Paul Reynaud replacedBy Philippe Pétain
French State (Vichy regime) headOfState Philippe Pétain
Saint-Cyriens hasNotableAlumni Philippe Pétain
Albert Lebrun successor Philippe Pétain
Médaille militaire notableRecipient Philippe Pétain
subject linked to: “soldier’s medal”
Marshalate of France notableOfficeHolder Marshal Pétain
linked to: Philippe Pétain
Travail, Famille, Patrie associatedWith Philippe Pétain
Statut des Juifs headOfStateAtTime Philippe Pétain
Statut des Juifs promulgatedBy Philippe Pétain
Nivelle Offensive commander Philippe Pétain
Second Battle of the Aisne commander Philippe Pétain
Armée de l’Armistice subordinateTo Philippe Pétain
Operation Blücher–Yorck commander Philippe Pétain