Philippe Pétain
Known For: Acting
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: April 24, 1856
Day of Death: July 23, 1951 (95 years old)
Place of Birth: Cauchy-à-la-Tour, Pas-de-Calais, France
Henri Philippe Bénoni Omer Joseph Pétain (24 April 1856 – 23 July 1951), better known as Philippe Pétain and Marshal Pétain (French: Maréchal Pétain), was a French general who commanded the French Army in World War I and later became the head of the collaborationist regime of Vichy France, from 1940 to 1944, during World War II.
