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Henri Philippe Petain Biography and Timeline — Page 2

Follow Henri Philippe Petain through 44 dated historical records for France.

Henri Philippe Petain, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

44Distinct records
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1940–1940Years on this page

1940

Armistice

Marshal · Vichy Government · Warfare / World War, 2nd

The Vichy Government has to pay reperations & disarm the Navy held in French ports

Role range: 1939-1944

Capital

Marshal · Vichy Government · Warfare / World War, 2nd

The French Government moves to Vichy in unoccupied southern France

Role range: 1939-1944

Reparations

Marshal · Vichy Government · Warfare / World War, 2nd

The Vichy Government has to pay reperations & disarm the Navy held in French ports

Role range: 1939-1944

Vichy Government

Marshal · Vichy Government · Warfare / World War, 2nd

The Vichy Government has to pay reperations & disarm the Navy held in French ports

Role range: 1939-1944

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.