Omer Joseph Pétain (24 April 1856 – 23 July 1951), commonly known as Philippe Pétain (/peɪˈtæ̃/, French: [filip petɛ̃]) or Marshal Pétain (French: Maréchal...
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Government of Vichy France (redirect from Pétain government)
forces. Pétain was brought back to France, by then under control of the Provisional French Republic, and put on trial for treason. Philippe Pétain, a hero...
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Jean-Raymond Tournoux (15 August 1914 – 23 November 1984) was a French parliamentary journalist, writer and historian. Fascinated by Pétain and de Gaulle...
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Raymond Nicolas Landry Poincaré (French pronunciation: [ʁɛmɔ̃ pwɛ̃kaʁe]; 20 August 1860 – 15 October 1934) was a French statesman who served as President...
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written for Pétain a decade earlier for the uncompleted book Le Soldat, to Pétain's displeasure. De Gaulle agreed to include a dedication to Pétain (although...
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Philippe Pétain was sentenced to death and indignité nationale. General de Gaulle commuted his sentence to life imprisonment two days later. Pétain was first...
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personal symbol of Philippe Pétain, Marshal of France and Head of State. Although the personal symbol of Philippe Pétain, the francisque was gradually...
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assembly of collaborationist personalities under the patronage of Philippe Pétain. After the Liberation, he was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment in absentia...
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June and Pétain became President of the Council. De Gaulle flew to Bordeaux on the 17th but returned to London the same day when he realised Pétain had already...
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allowing Prime Minister Philippe Pétain to promulgate a new constitution. On 11 July, Lebrun was replaced by Pétain as head of state. Lebrun then fled...
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that he was sending "messengers and messengers" to Pétain. As the Germans occupied Paris, Pétain was asked to form a new government. To everyone's surprise...
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heads of state have been members - Adolphe Thiers, Raymond Poincaré, Paul Deschanel, Philippe Pétain, and Valéry Giscard d'Estaing - and one foreign head...
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adverse reactions among some French divisional commanders. Pétain and French President Raymond Poincaré, on the other hand, made it their policy to mend...
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Until 1942, Marshal Philippe Pétain served as Chief of State and nominal President of the Council of Ministers. From 1942, Pétain remained Chief of State,...
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on the unclear conditions of the June 1940 vote granting full powers to Pétain, which was refused by the minority of Vichy 80. In particular, coercive...
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Raymond Bourgine (9 March 1925 – 29 November 1990) was a French journalist and politician. He served as editor-in-chief of Valeurs Actuelles from 1966...
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Raymond Octave Joseph Barre (French: [ʁɛmɔ̃ baʁ]; 12 April 1924 – 25 August 2007) was a French right-wing politician and economist. He was a Vice President...
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Unlike Pétain, de Gaulle never invoked quasi-religious imagery to enhance his prestige. De Gaulle always mentioned Pétain by name whereas Pétain never...
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Senator in favour of granting the cabinet presided by Marshal Philippe Pétain authority to draw up a new constitution, thereby effectively ending the...
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Georges Pompidou (redirect from Georges Jean Raymond Pompidou)
Georges Jean Raymond Pompidou (/ˈpɒmpɪduː/ POMP-id-oo, French: [ʒɔʁʒ pɔ̃pidu] ; 5 July 1911 – 2 April 1974) was a French politician who served as President...
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political crisis in Vichy and the abrupt dismissal of Pierre Laval by Philippe Pétain two days before the ceremony. On 18 December 1969, the coffin was transferred...
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Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009. Siclier, Jacques. La France de Pétain et son cinéma. H. Veyrier, 1981. Those of the Sky at IMDb v t e...
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Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009. Siclier, Jacques. La France de Pétain et son cinéma. H. Veyrier, 1981. The Chain Breaker at IMDb v t e...
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organized by Pétain under the Vichy regime. This may not have impressed the judge, Pierre Mongibeaux, who had sworn allegiance to Petain in 1941. The...
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the Vichy 80 who refused to vote extraordinary powers to Marshal Philippe Pétain in July 1940, following which the latter proclaimed the Révolution nationale...
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Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009. Siclier, Jacques. La France de Pétain et son cinéma. H. Veyrier, 1981. Williams, Alan L. Republic of Images: A...
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French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009. Siclier, Jacques. La France de Pétain et son cinéma. H. Veyrier, 1981. Private Life at IMDb v t e...
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Marie Eugène Debeney (section Chief of Staff to Petain)
an abortive scheme for Pétain to be appointed coalition commander-in-chief. In September and October 1917 Debeney joined Pétain in blocking general staff...
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that position during the first Pétain government. On 10 July, he voted to give full power to Marshal Philippe Pétain, who supported the armistice with...
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offensive, General Philippe Pétain, the hero of Verdun, was appointed Chief of the General Staff; Foch hoped to succeed Pétain in command of Army Group Centre...
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