Philippe Pétain

Personal Info

Birthday

April 24, 1856

Day of Death

1951-07-23

(95 years old)

Place of Birth

Cauchy-à-la-Tour, Pas-de-Calais, France

Also Known As

Henri Philippe Bénoni Omer Joseph Pétain

Maréchal Pétain

فيليب بيتان

Philippe Pétain

Biography

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.

Known For

Verdun: Visions of History

39-45, de la France occupée à la France libérée

Filmography

2022
The Ponzán Network
as Self - Politician (archive footage)
2017
The Clouzot Scandal
as Self (archive footage)
2016
The Smuggler and Her Charges
as Self - Politician (archive footage)
Apocalypse: The Battle of Verdun
as Self (archive footage)
2014
Collaborations
as Self (archive footage)
2012
De Gaulle, le géant aux pieds d'argile
as Self (archive footage)
2010
Pétain, such a popular hero
as Self (archive footage)
1976
Songs for After a War
as Self (archive footage)
1932
Story of the Unknown Soldier
as Himself (archive footage)
1928
Verdun: Visions of History
as General Petain