Henri philippe petain ap euro review

Henri-Philippe Pétain is most remembered today as the convicted traitor of the Second World War, but he truly endeared himself to the French nation during World War I.

Verdun played the biggest part of his ascension to national hero.

Beginning the war as an obscure 58-year-old colonel in command of an infantry brigade, Pétain rose quickly in rank, assuming command of the Sixth Division in September 1914, the Thirty-third Corps in October, and the Second Army in June 1915.

Henri-Philippe Pétain.

Henri-Philippe Pétain, French leader of the Vichy republic of France, which was essentially Nazi France.

Marshal Henri-Philippe Petain.

➢ Marshal Henri-‐Philippe Pétain was put in charge (later executed for treason by the French gov't).

France was taken by the Nazis and the marshal Henri-Philippe Petain formed a new French government (Vichy government) to accept the defeat and German armies.

From the start, he distinguished himself by his meticulous attention to detail, his careful preparation, and his reliance on artillery. His talents became most apparent when his Second Army played a large role in the September 1915 offensive in Champagne.

The French failed to break through German defensive lines, but Pétain’s after-action report identified shortcomings in French methods and provided important ideas about