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Philippe Pétain

Philippe PétainAKA Henri-Philippe Benoni Omer Joseph Pétain

Born: 24-Apr-1856
Birthplace: Cauchy-à-la-Tour, Pas-de-Calais, France
Died: 23-Jul-1951
Location of death: Île d'Yeu, Vendée, France
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Buried, Port-Joinville Cemetery, Vendée, France

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Head of State

Nationality: France
Executive summary: Leader of Vichy France

Military service: French Army (Commander-in-Chief, WWI)

Father: Omer-Venant Pétain (farmer)
Mother: Clotilde Legrand
Wife: Eugénie Hardon (m. 14-Sep-1920, until his death)

    Prime Minister of France (1940-42)
    French Academy 1929
    Treason Convicted 1946, sentenced to death, commuted
    Escaped Death Sentence
    Exhumed Feb-1973

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    Tunisian Victory (16-Mar-1944) · Himself


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