Philippe Petain was a French military officer who became a national hero during the First World War for his defensive command at the Battle of Verdun in 1916, an achievement that earned him the epithet the Lion of Verdun, and was later made Marshal of France. Following France's rapid military collapse in June 1940 during the Second World War, he became head of state of the collaborationist Vichy regime, a position he held until 1944. After the war he was tried and convicted of treason for his wartime collaboration with Nazi Germany, and he died in prison in 1951.
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Source Wikipedia: Philippe Petain
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Additional Source Wikipedia: Philippe PetainLead section, Battle of Verdun
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- Also in Geography Atlas: France, originated there.
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1. Wikipedia: Philippe Petain
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Petain's reputation as a hero of the First World War was later compromised by his actions as head of state of Vichy France from 1940 to 1944.
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24 April 1856
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23 July 1951
Philippe Petain: Gender
Philippe Petain was a French military officer who became a national hero during the First World War for his defensive command at the Battle of Verdun in 1916, an achievement that earned him the epithet the Lion of Verdun, and was later made Marshal of France.
- Wikipedia biography, role/occupation stated in lead section (w-bbfill-history3-0927)
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Infobox birth date: 24 April 1856
Participant In: World War I, Lead section, Battle of Verdun
He led the French Army to victory at the nine-month-long Battle of Verdun, for which he was called "the Lion of Verdun" (French: le lion de Verdun).
In Era: The Late Modern Period, lead paragraph, lifespan
Infobox: born 24 April 1856; died 1951-07-23
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