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|hobby =Helping the Nazis }}'''Henri Philippe Benoni Omer Joseph Pétain''' (24 April 1856 – 23 July 1951), generally known as '''Philippe Pétain''' (French: [fi.lip pe.tɛ̃]) or '''Marshal Pétain''' (Maréchal Pétain), was a French general who reached the distinction of Marshal of France, and was later Chief of State of Vichy France (Chef de l'État Français), from 1940 to 1944. Pétain, who was 84 years old in 1940, ranks as France's oldest head of state.

|hobby =Helping the Nazis }}{{Quote|My country has been beaten and they are calling me back to make peace and sign an armistice...This is the work of 30 years of Marxism. They're calling me back to take charge of the nation.|Philippe Pétain}}

'''Henri Philippe Benoni Omer Joseph Pétain''' (24 April 1856 – 23 July 1951), generally known as '''Philippe Pétain''' (French: [fi.lip pe.tɛ̃]) or '''Marshal Pétain''' (Maréchal Pétain), was a French general who reached the distinction of Marshal of France, and was later Chief of State of Vichy France (Chef de l'État Français), from 1940 to 1944. Pétain, who was 84 years old in 1940, ranks as France's oldest head of state.

During [[World War I]] Pétain led the French Army to victory at the nine-month-long Battle of Verdun. After the failed Nivelle Offensive and subsequent mutinies he was appointed Commander-in-Chief and succeeded in repairing the army's confidence. Pétain remained in command throughout the war and emerged as a national hero. During the interwar period he was head of the peacetime French Army, commanded joint [[Francisco Franco|Franco]]-Spanish operations during the Rif War and served twice as a government Minister.

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-|hobby =Helping the Nazis }}'''Henri Philippe Benoni Omer Joseph Pétain''' (24 April 1856 – 23 July 1951), generally known as '''Philippe Pétain''' (French: [fi.lip pe.tɛ̃]) or '''Marshal Pétain''' (Maréchal Pétain), was a French general who reached the distinction of Marshal of France, and was later Chief of State of Vichy France (Chef de l'État Français), from 1940 to 1944. Pétain, who was 84 years old in 1940, ranks as France's oldest head of state.
+|hobby =Helping the Nazis }}{{Quote|My country has been beaten and they are calling me back to make peace and sign an armistice...This is the work of 30 years of Marxism. They're calling me back to take charge of the nation.|Philippe Pétain}}
+'''Henri Philippe Benoni Omer Joseph Pétain''' (24 April 1856 – 23 July 1951), generally known as '''Philippe Pétain''' (French: [fi.lip pe.tɛ̃]) or '''Marshal Pétain''' (Maréchal Pétain), was a French general who reached the distinction of Marshal of France, and was later Chief of State of Vichy France (Chef de l'État Français), from 1940 to 1944. Pétain, who was 84 years old in 1940, ranks as France's oldest head of state.
 During [[World War I]] Pétain led the French Army to victory at the nine-month-long Battle of Verdun. After the failed Nivelle Offensive and subsequent mutinies he was appointed Commander-in-Chief and succeeded in repairing the army's confidence. Pétain remained in command throughout the war and emerged as a national hero. During the interwar period he was head of the peacetime French Army, commanded joint [[Francisco Franco|Franco]]-Spanish operations during the Rif War and served twice as a government Minister.