Pétain

[ pey-tan ]

noun

1. Hen·ri Phi·lippe O·mer [ah, n, -, ree, fee-, leep, aw-, mer], 1856–1951, marshal of France: premier of the Vichy government 1940–44.

Pétain

/ petɛ̃ /

noun

1. PétainHenri Philippe Omer18561951MFrenchMILITARY: generalPOLITICS: statesman Henri Philippe Omer (ɑ̃ri filip ɔmɛr). 1856–1951, French marshal, noted for his victory at Verdun (1916) in World War I and his leadership of the pro-Nazi government of unoccupied France at Vichy (1940–44); imprisoned for treason (1945)

Example Sentences

While Roosevelt gambled on Pétain, the British supported de Gaulle, who had arrived in London after the fall of France.

From Washington Post

Things did not go so well with Marshal Petain later, in the Vichy Republic.

From The Daily Beast

Francois Hollande should say, like Marshal Petain at Verdun,They shall not pass… gas.

From The Daily Beast

General Petain was the man made famous by his splendid defense of Verdun and he was a popular hero with the soldiers.

From Project Gutenberg

Major Villier and General Petain both said that the dispatches should be delivered as soon as possible, didn't they?

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Shortly afterwards the boys found themselves face to face with General Petain.

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He had met him once by mere chance, but he hardly believed General Petain would remember him in the least.

From Project Gutenberg

As it is utterly out of the question for him to report in person, he has adopted this way of getting his news to General Petain.

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