Historical Figure
Philippe Pétain
1856–1951
French general (1856–1951)
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Key Dates
Birth
1856 April 24, 1856 →Death
1951 July 23, 1951 →Biography
Henri Philippe Bénoni Omer Joseph Pétain, better known as Marshal Pétain, was a French military officer 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.
Timeline
en Francia, el mariscal Joseph Joffre pone a Philippe Pétain al frente del Segundo Ejército francés.
February 26 →le général Philippe Pétain remplace le général Robert Nivelle, comme commandant en chef français.
May 15 →en el marco de la Primera Guerra Mundial, entra en Estrasburgo el mariscal francés Philippe Pétain.
November 25 →World War II: Marshal Henri Philippe Pétain becomes Chief of State of Vichy France (Chef de l'État Français).
June 16 →Philippe Pétain annonce à la radio la collaboration de la France occupée avec l'Allemagne.
October 30 →World War II: Vichy France regime is formally established. Henri Philippe Pétain becomes Prime Minister of France.
July 11 →el mariscal Philippe Pétain garantiza a Estados Unidos que la flota francesa no caerá en manos alemanas.
February 27 →Philippe Pétain, der Chef des Vichy-Regimes, wird von einem französischen Kriegsgericht zum Tode verurteilt.
August 14 →Condamnation de Philippe Pétain à la peine de mort et à l'indignité nationale par la Haute Cour de justice de la Seine
August 15 →More from the Victorian Era
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