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 …

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 …

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. …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …