History and chronology of Henri Philippe Petain in France

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Government Vichy
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Henri Philippe Petain History of France


1856	Birth
24th April Cachy a la Tour Birth of Henri Philippe Petain, in the Pas de Calais , son of a peasant familly
1900	Major
Appointed Major
1906	Instructor
Appointed Instructor at the Ecole de Guerre
1912	Colonel
Appointed Colonel
1914	Battle of Marne, 1st
4th Sep Marne Fights at the Battle of the Marne
1914	Commander
July Appointed Commander of the 33rd Regiment
25th Oct Artois Appointed Commander of the XXXIII Corps
1914	General
Aug Appointed General of the Brigade
Sep Appointed General of the Division after the Battle of the Marne
1915	Battle of Arras
9th May Arras First day of the Arras Offensive
16th May Arras Final day of the Arras Offensive, nearly breaks the German defenses on Vimy Ridge
16th May Vimy Ridge Final day of the Arras Offensive, nearly breaks the German defenses on Vimy Ridge
1915	Battle of Artois
Artois Commander at the Battle of Artois
1915	Battle of Champagne, 1st
Champagne Commander of the 2nd Army during the Battle of Champagne
1915	Commander
Appointed Commander of the 2nd Army
1916	Battle of Verdun
Feb Verdun Commander of the 2nd Army during the Battle of Champagne
1916	Commander
Appointed Commander of the Armies of the Centre
1917	Rebellion
2nd June Debeney informs Haig that France can only give minimal support for an offensive
4th June Villiers Cotter About 1,500 mutineers march on Villiers -Cotterelts to try & reach Paris
1918	Marshal
8th Dec Metz Appointed Marshal of France
1940	Armistice
Vichy The Vichy Government has to pay reperations & disarm the Navy held in French ports
17th June Asks the Germans for an Armistice
19th June Germany presents armistice terms to France
22nd June Signs an armistice with the Germans in the Foch railway carriage of 1918
1940	Capital
Vichy The French Government moves to Vichy in unoccupied southern France
1940	Capture of Cherbourg
19th June Cherbourg Rommel's 7th Panzer Div captures Cherbourg
1940	Catapult
5th July Vichy Vichy breaks off dilomatic relations with Britain in response to Operation Catapult
1940	Constitution
16th June Vichy Forms the Vichy Government & gives orders for the British to leave France
1940	Diplomacy
5th July Vichy Vichy breaks off dilomatic relations with Britain in response to Operation Catapult
1940	Government
16th June Forms the Vichy Government & gives orders for the British to leave France
1940	Head of State
11th July Appointed Head of State in France
11th July Formally proclaimed head of State in France
1940	Marshal
24th June Appointed Marshal
1940	Prime Minister
16th June Appointed Prime Minister of the French Government in Bordeaux
1940	Reparations
Vichy The Vichy Government has to pay reperations & disarm the Navy held in French ports
1940	Vice President
18th May Appointed Vice President of the Council