In 1940, Marshal Henri-Philippe Petain became prime minister of the Vichy government in France. Vichy, France, Marshal Philippe Petain (L) greets Nazi leader Adolf Hitler in 1940.

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“The Sorrow and the Pity” used French and German wartime newsreels of Vichy’s leaders — Marshal Henri-Philippe Pétain and his ambitious protégé, Pierre Laval — as well as footage of ...

In that war, led by its First World War hero, Marshall Henri Philippe Petain, France first fought on the side of Hitler-Germany from 1940-1944.

But Roosevelt refused, Reynaud resigned, and Marshall Henri Philippe Pétain led France into collaboration.

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And last week Chief of State Henri Philippe Pétain felt strong enough to stand against the Germans again as he had done 25 years ago at Verdun. Strategic Retreat.

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Marshal Henri Philippe Pétain is old, crotchety, painstaking, slow. He is also honorable, patriotic and, when he takes the advice of a few trusted friends, often a clever political tactician.