Philippe Pétain

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French general head of state human politician

Philippe Pétain was a French general and statesman who became the head of the collaborationist Vichy government during World War II.

Aliases (3)

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	French general → head of state → human → politician →
awardReceived	Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour → Marshal of France → Military Medal (France) →
causeOfNotability	leadership of Vichy France during World War II → role as French commander at Verdun in World War I →
conflict	World War I → World War II →
convictedOf	indignité nationale → treason →
country	France →
countryOfCitizenship	France →
dateOfBirth	1856-04-24 →
dateOfDeath	1951-07-23 →
familyName	Pétain →
fullName	Henri Philippe Benoni Omer Joseph Pétain →
givenName	Henri →
headOfGovernment	Vichy France →
ideology	authoritarianism → collaborationism →
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Hauts-de-France → Pas-de-Calais → Île d’Yeu →
mannerOfDeath	natural causes →
militaryBranch	French Army →
militaryRank	Marshal of France →
movement	Révolution nationale →
nativeLanguage	French →
notableWork	leadership at the Battle of Verdun →
officeEndTime	1944-08-20 →
officeStartTime	1940-06-16 → 1940-07-11 →
participantIn	Battle of Verdun → Second Battle of the Marne →
penaltyModifiedTo	life imprisonment →
placeOfBirth	Cauchy-à-la-Tour →
placeOfDeath	Port-Joinville →
placeOfDetention	Fort du Portalet → Île d’Yeu prison →
positionHeld	Chief of State of Vichy France → Inspector General of the Army → Minister of Foreign Affairs of France → Minister of War of France → Prime Minister of France →
religion	Roman Catholicism →
sentence	death sentence →
sexOrGender	male →

Referenced by (14)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of Verdun → Hundred Days Offensive → Rif War → Second Battle of the Marne → Vichy French forces →	commander
Fort du Portalet → Île d’Yeu prison →	notablePrisoner
Philippe Pétain ("Pétain") →	familyName
Philippe Pétain ("Henri Philippe Benoni Omer Joseph Pétain") →	fullName
Révolution nationale →	leaderAssociatedWith
Rif War ("Philippe Pétain commanded French forces in the Rif") →	leaderOfBelligerent
Vichy regime →	ledBy
Maréchal de France →	notableHolder
Médaille militaire →	notableRecipient