List of Famous people with last name Petain

Philippe Pétain

Henri Philippe Bénoni Omer Joseph Pétain

First Name Philippe

Last Name Pétain

Born on April 24, 1856

Died on July 23, 1951 (aged 95)

Born in France, Hauts-de-France

Henri Philippe Benoni Omer Pétain, generally known as Philippe Pétain, Marshal Pétain and sometimes, The Old Marshal, was a French general officer who attained the position of Marshal of France at the end of World War I, during which he became known as The Lion of Verdun. In collaboration with Nazi Germany, he then served as the Chief of State of Vichy France from 1940 to 1944. Pétain, who was 84 years old in 1940, ranks as France's oldest head of state.

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Annie Pétain

Alphonsine Eugénie Berthe Hardon

First Name Annie

Born on October 5, 1877

Died on January 30, 1962 (aged 84)

Born in France, Île-de-France

Eugénie Pétain was the wife of the French military commander and political leader Philippe Pétain who ruled Vichy France between 1940 and 1944.

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