It was named in 1918 after General Phillipe Petain, in recognition of his service during WW1.
he was a French
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.
Marshal Henri Petain who was in office from July 11th 1940 to August 19th 1944
Albert Lebrun was the President of the French Republic. He was followed during World War 2 by Philippe Petain as the Chief of the French Government on 11 July 1940.
Philippe Petain .
General Phillipe Petain of the French Second Army was sent to hold the area.
There were 2 Vichy France had Philippe Petain as President of the Council of Ministers The Chairman of the Provisional Government (Free France) was Charles de Gaulle
a collaborator
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.
Philipe Petain
Men in Crisis - 1964 De Gaulle vs Petain was released on: USA: 13 October 1964