
Philippe Pétain
Acting
Born: 4/24/1856•Died: 7/23/1951
Place of Birth
Cauchy-à-la-Tour, Pas-de-Calais, France
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.
Also Known As
Henri Philippe Bénoni Omer Joseph Pétain, Maréchal Pétain, فيليب بيتان