Philippe Pétain

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Philippe Pétain

Born

April 24, 1856 (Age: 95)

Place of Birth

Cauchy-à-la-Tour, Pas-de-Calais, France

Died

July 23, 1951

Known For

Acting

Also Known As

Henri Philippe Bénoni Omer Joseph Pétain
Maréchal Pétain
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Biography

Henri Philippe Bénoni Omer Joseph Pétain (24 April 1856 – 23 July 1951), better known as Philippe Pétain 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 War II.