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    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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    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 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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    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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