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Born Apr 24, 1856 · Cauchy-à-la-Tour, Pas-de-Calais, France
Active 1926–1951 · Awards: Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, Order of the White Eagle (Second Polish Republic), Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour, Commander of the Legion of Honour, Officer of the Legion of Honour, Knight of the Legion of Honour, Médaille militaire, Croix de guerre 1914–1918
Henri Philippe Bénoni Omer Joseph Pétain (24 April 1856 – 23 July 1951), better known as Philippe Pétain and Marshal Pétain (French: Maréchal Pétain), was a French general who commanded the French Army in World War I and later became the…