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.
Philippe Petain .
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Leader of Vichy France .
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Philippe Petain
General Phillipe Petain of the French Second Army was sent to hold the area.
My great-grandfather served under him and said that Philippe was a great hero and he admired him even after the collabrated with the Germans.
A Nazi-controlled puppet state in Souther France established by Hitler and headed by Marshal Philippe Petain
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Philippe Petain who the nominal leader of Vichy France which was a German controlled client state .
During WWII there were many French resistance cells throughout France, especially to the south. However many claim Charles de Gaulle as the major player in the resistance against the Nazis.
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