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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
German
s for an
Armistice
19th June
German
y presents armistice terms to
France
22nd June
Signs an armistice with the
German
s 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
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