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Philippe Pétain
Henri Philippe Benoni Omer Joseph Pétain (24 April – 23 July ), generally known as Philippe Pétain, Marshal Pétain (Maréchal Pétain or The Lion of Verdun), was a French general who reached the military distinction of Marshal of France, and was later Chief of State of Vichy France(Chef de l'État Français), a collaborationist government established after France was defeated by Nazi Germany during World War II, from to
Quotes
- Neither Germany nor Italy have doubts.
Our crisis is not a material crisis. We have lost faith in our destinyWe are like mariners without a pilot.
- Statement (April ), quoted in Anthony Adamthwaite, Grandeur and Misery: France's Bid for Power in Europe – (), p.
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- Statement (April ), quoted in Anthony Adamthwaite, Grandeur and Misery: France's Bid for Power in Europe – (), p.
- My country has been beaten and they are calling me back to make peace and sign an armisticeThis is the work of 30 years of Marxism. They're calling me back to take charge of the nation.
- Remarks to Francisco Franco in Madrid, Spain, after the French Prime Min