Philippe Pétain

Born

1856-04-24

Died

1951-07-23

Birthplace

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.