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Pé·tain

(pā-tăN′), Marshal Henri Philippe 1856-1951.

French soldier and politician who led the pro-German Vichy government (1940-1942). He was later convicted of treason and died in prison.

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Pétain

(French petɛ̃)

(Biography) Henri Philippe Omer (ɑ̃ri filip ɔmɛr). 1856–1951, French marshal, noted for his victory at Verdun (1916) in World War I and his leadership of the pro-Nazi government of unoccupied France at Vichy (1940–44); imprisoned for treason (1945)

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Pé•tain

(peɪˈtɛ̃)

n.

Henri Philippe Omer, 1856–1951, marshal of France: premier of the Vichy government 1940–44.

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General Philippe Petain was head of the Pro-Germany Vichy government after the occupation of France during World War II.

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On Wednesday, Macron called Philippe Petain "a great soldier" in speaking to reporters amid criticism over his intention to pay homage to Petain among other World War I fighters at a ceremony Sunday.

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That made the now ailing Chirac the first French head of state convicted since Nazi collaborator Marshal Philippe Petain in 1945.

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France's Philippe Petain was such a hero in World War I that he earned the rare distinction of Marechal de France, but by the end of World War II, his heroics and old age could only spare him from ignominious execution.

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She even wrote directly to Vichy leader Marshal Philippe Petain, citing acquaintances they had in common, to plead that she should not be classified as an "undesirable foreigner," in light of her literary career and her oft-demonstrated love for France.