Henri Philippe Bénoni Omer Joseph Pétain (24 April 1856 – 23 July 1951), better known as Philippe Pétain (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, from 1940 to 1944, during World ...

3 days ago · Philippe Pétain (born April 24, 1856, Cauchy-à-la-Tour, France—died July 23, 1951, Île d’Yeu) 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. He died under sentence in a prison fortress.

Henri Philippe Pétain was born on 24 April 1856 into a farming family from northern France. He joined the French army in 1876. After a number of World War One commands, in 1916, Pétain...

Philippe Pétain, (born April 24, 1856, Cauchy-à-la-Tour, France—died July 23, 1951, Île d’Yeu), French general. He served in the French army from 1876 and later taught at the war college. His successful defense in the Battle of Verdun (1916) made him a national hero, and in 1918 he became commander in chief and a marshal of France.

Henri-Philippe Omer Pétain was born on April 24, 1856, the son of peasant farmers who had lived for centuries in the small village of Cauchy-a-la-Tour in northern France. His young mother died shortly after the birth of her fifth child, when Pétain was only a year old.

Philippe Pétain (24 April 1856 – 23 July 1951) was a French General who served as leader of Vichy France between 1940 and 1944. During World War I Pétain was the hero of the Battle of Verdun and led the French Army until the end of the war in 1918. In 1940 during the Battle of France the French government asked him to govern the country.

Philippe Pétain was a French general who was declared a national hero in World War I but was later discredited and sentenced to death. Born to a farming family from northern France, he attended the local schools before joining the French army.

Philippe Pétain’s story during the First World War is undoubtedly a success story. In France at the end of 1918, he stood as one of the most popular generals alongside Foch. The “victor of Verdun“ remained commander-in-chief until 1931. War minister in 1934, his longevity allowed him to decisively shape the French army in the inter-war period.

Philippe Pétain a military hero in World War I, headed the collaborationist Vichy regime during World War II. Officially considered a traitor, he is admired by many of his countrymen as a supreme patriot. Philippe Pétain was born to peasant parents on April 24, 1856, at Cauchy-à …

Henri Philippe Bénoni Omer Joseph Pétain (24 April 1856 – 23 July 1951), better known as Philippe Pétain (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, from 1940 to 1944, during World ...