Find out about Marshal Philippe Petain, who went from revered French national hero in WWI to reviled traitor in WWII
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Find out about Marshal Philippe Petain, who went from revered French national hero in WWI to reviled traitor in WWII
German Troops Parade in Paris. Source: GettyImages/ Bettmann
In September 1939, the Second World War broke out between Nazi Germany and Britain and France. In May 1940, France was defeated and occupied. A pro-fascist collaborationist French government was formed under Marshal Philippe Petain, based in Vichy. France’s colonies, including Indochina, came under the rule of the Vichy administration.
Extrême droite décomplexée.
Verdun : Le souffle de l'héroïsme et le prix du sacrifice
Le Rugissement du Tonnerre
Au cœur de l'hiver 1916, alors que le soleil se lève timidement sur les plaines de Verdun, un éclat fracassant déchire le silence de l'aube. Tel un rugissement du tonnerre, un déluge de feu s'abat sur les forts endormis de la ville et sur les tranchées où se terrent les braves soldats français. C'est le début de l'assaut, un assaut que les hommes n'oublieront jamais.
Why did De Gaulle keep Petain from getting executed after WWII?
According to the court documents at Petain's trial, the court requested that his sentence not be carried out due to his age. According to statements from de Gaulle, the sentence was to be commuted to life in prison in light of his service in World War I, his age, and his ill health. I speculate that de Gaulle just figured age would take care of him and he didn't need to risk any domestic or international blowback.
Thanks for the question, Anon.
SomethingLikeALawyer, Hand of the King
An interesting case is David Lean's The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957). To sustain the morale of his fellow P.O.W.s, Colonel Nicholson (Alec Guinness) insists they make a good job of constructing a strategic bridge, as ordered by their brutal Japanese captor (Sessue Hayakawa). Gradually he comes to believe that his big, beautiful, peaceful bridge is of more spiritual importance than losing the war, and tries to prevent a raiding party (led by Jack Hawkins and guided by William Holden) from destroying it. He shows such courage and idealism that some spectators take his side, heedless, apparently, whether the railway enables the Japanese Army to put the entire British Army in prison-camps. After all, our side maintain what really matters, our self-respect, our pride - we whistle while we work... But Petain is Colonel Nicholson's middle name.
Raymond Durgnat, A Mirror for England
Some major events that occurred on July 23.
Photo One: American President Ulysses Grant dies, 1885.
Photo Two: The post-war legal processes against Philippe Petain begins. He will die in prison exactly six years, 1945.
Photo Three: The Detroit Riots begin, 1967.
After some searching, I found the cover art for the French release of Pokemon Sword and Shield.