Philippe Pétain

(1856-1951)

French military officer

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Henri Philippe Benoni Omer Pétain (24 April 1856 – 23 July 1951), generally known as Philippe Pétain (, ), Marshal Pétain (Maréchal Pétain) and sometimes, The Old Marshal (Le Vieux Maréchal), was a French general officer who attained the position of Marshal of France at the end of World War I, during which he became known as The Lion of Verdun (Le Lion de Verdun). In collaboration with Nazi Germany, he then served as the Chief of State of Vichy France from 1940 to 1944. Pétain, who was 84 years old in 1940, ranks as France's oldest head of state.

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Born	Henri Philippe Benoni Omer Pétain 24 April 1856 Cauchy-a-la-Tour, France
Died	23 July 1951 (aged 95) Ile d'Yeu, France
Zodiac	Taurus
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Adolf Hitler · Associate · 1889-1945 · dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945, main instigator of World War II and leader of the Holocaust edit info

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