It was named in 1918 after General Phillipe Petain, in recognition of his service during WW1.
Henry Philippe Petain was the Marshal of France before becoming the Chief of State from 1940 to 1944. Petain was 84 years old in 1940 and is the oldest head of state to date.
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General Phillipe Petain of the French Second Army was sent to hold the area.
Philippe Petain .
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Marshal Henri Petain who was in office from July 11th 1940 to August 19th 1944
Petain died of natural causes, in disgrace in prison on a small island off the the coast of France. He was convicted of treason in 1945, but his sentence was commuted to life imprisonment.
Men in Crisis - 1964 De Gaulle vs Petain was released on: USA: 13 October 1964
Philipe Petain
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